December 19, 2006

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Finding Words

You can use the Find command to find a complete word or part of a word in the current PDF document. Acrobat Reader looks for the word by reading every word on every page in the file, including text in form fields.

To find a word using the Find command:

1. Click the Find button (Binoculars), or choose Edit > Find.

2. Enter the text to find in the text box.

3. Select search options if necessary:

Match Whole Word Only finds only occurrences of the complete word you enter in the box. For example, if you search for the word stick, the words tick and sticky will not be highlighted.

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4. Click Find. Acrobat Reader finds the next occurrence of the word.

To find the next occurrence of the word, Do one of the following:

Choose Edit > Find Again

Reopen the find dialog box, and click Find Again.

(The word must already be in the Find text box.)

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To select and copy it to the clipboard:

1. Select the text tool T, and do one of the following:

To select a line of text, select the first letter of the sentence or phrase and drag to

the last letter.

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December 19, 2006

[There is no reportable action as a result of the

Board of Supervisors' closed session held today.]

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: ASK THAT THE AUDIENCE AND THE STAFF UP HERE COME TO ORDER. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A LONG AGENDA AND A LOT OF PRESENTATIONS THIS MORNING, SO I THINK WE'RE JUST GOING TO START. AND WE HAVE A QUORUM AND, AT THIS POINT, LET ME ASK MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE TO RISE FOR THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THE INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY THE REVEREND FLOYD R. MCKEITHEN FROM THE MALIBU UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND THE PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY ALBERT MILLER, MEMBER OF THE GARDENA VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES, POST NUMBER 3261. REVEREND MCKEITHEN.

THE REVEREND FLOYD R. MCKEITHEN: O HOLY AND ETERNAL ONE, WE PAUSE. IN THIS SEASON OF SHORTER DAYS AND LENGTHENING NIGHTS, OF CRISPY MORNINGS AND CHILLY EVENINGS, IN THIS SEASON OF CANDLE LIGHTING AND PRAYERS, OF GIFT GIVING AND REMEMBERING THOSE WE LOVE, WE PAUSE, LEAST WE GET SO CAUGHT UP IN THE BUSINESS OF THE DAY THAT WE DIM THE WARMTH OF GRATITUDE. WE PAUSE. LET US NEVER FORGET OUR THANKS TO THOSE WHO LABOR TO STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF OUR LIVES, FROM THOSE WHO CLEAN THE HALLS AND THOSE WHO SIT AT DESKS TO THOSE WHO PROVIDE FOR SAFETY AND RESPOND IN TIMES OF CRISIS. IN THIS HALL, POUR OUT BLESSINGS UPON THOSE WHO WOULD CHOOSE PUBLIC SERVICE. STIR WITHIN US A MEMORY OF SUCH SERVICE AS A NOBLE CALL SO THAT, WHEN THERE ARE HONEST DISAGREEMENTS, YOUR WISDOM WILL LEAD TO RESOLUTIONS GROUNDED IN A COMMON GOOD. MAY DEEDS AND DECISIONS OF THIS BODY PROCLAIM THE ANCIENT WORDS OF LOVE, THOUGH YOU DO UNTO THE LEAST OF THESE, YOU DO IT UNTO ME. REMIND US ALL THAT THE WORK OF THESE CHAMBERS IS A SACRED TRUST GIVEN INTO HANDS BUT FOR A SEASON, PAID FOR BY THE SACRIFICE OF OTHERS, ENTRUSTED TO THESE FOR THOSE YET TO COME. MAY SUCH A REMINDER HUMBLE OUR WALK, AROUSE A LOVE FOR JUSTICE AND INSPIRE ACTS OF MERCY. AMEN AND AMEN.

ALBERT MILLER: PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HEART AND JOIN WITH ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ]

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: REVEREND FLOYD MCKEITHEN LED US IN THE INVOCATION THIS MORNING. HE'S BEEN THE PASTOR OF THE MALIBU UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FOR TWO YEARS. HE HAILS FROM MISSISSIPPI AND HAS BEEN A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT SINCE 1963. REVEREND MCKEITHEN RECEIVED HIS MASTER OF DIVINITY DEGREE FROM THE CLAREMONT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY. HE IS THE FOUNDING DIRECTOR OF THE SIERRA SERVICE PROJECT, A HOME REPAIR PROGRAM THAT BEGAN RECONSTRUCTING NATIVE AMERICAN HOMES, AND IS NOW AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, REACHING ALL THE WAY TO THE HONDURAS. REVEREND MCKEITHEN PASTORS OVER A CREATIVELY CARING CONGREGATION WITH AN INTEGRATED WORSHIP EXPERIENCE THAT BLENDS POETRY, DIFFERENT STYLES OF MUSIC AND CONTEMPORARY SERMONS. HE IS MARRIED AND HE HAS TWO CHILDREN AND I THINK HE PROBABLY MADE THE GREATEST SACRIFICE OF ALL HAVING TO COME FROM MALIBU TO DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES TODAY AND GIVE UP THAT BEAUTIFUL DECEMBER VIEW. REVEREND, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING DOWN AND THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. [ APPLAUSE ]

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: SUPERVISOR BURKE.

SUP. BURKE: WE ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME ALBERT MILLER, OUR PLEDGE VETERAN. HE LIVES IN GARDENA. HE SERVED AS A CORPORAL IN THE U.S. ARMY, THE 11TH ARMORED CALVARY REGIMENT. HE SERVED IN VIETNAM AND VARIOUS OTHER ADDLES. HE REPRESENTS THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST NUMBER 3261, GARDENA, CALIFORNIA, AND, WHILE HE WAS IN THE SERVICE, HE RECEIVED THE ARMY'S MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL, VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL WITH TWO STARS, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL. HE'S A RETIRED MAIL CARRIER FROM THE U.S. POST OFFICE, HE'S MARRIED WITH THREE CHILDREN. HE HAS LIVED IN THE DISTRICT FOR 30 YEARS. HE WENT TO DAVID JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL IN LOS ANGELES AND UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE IN LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA. I UNDERSTAND HIS WIFE IS WITH US. WE'RE GOING TO ASK HER TO STAND AS WELL. [ APPLAUSE ]

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: ALL RIGHT. WE'LL ASK THE BOARD SECRETARY TO CALL THE AGENDA.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. WE WILL BEGIN TODAY'S AGENDA ON PAGE 8, AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, ITEM 1D.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: MOVED BY BURKE. SECONDED BY ANTONOVICH. UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, ITEMS 1H AND 2H.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: MOVED BY KNABE. SECONDED BY ANTONOVICH. UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF THE REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT, ITEM 1P.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: BURKE MOVES. KNABE SECONDS. UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, ITEMS 1 THROUGH 13.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: NO HOLDS?

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: NO HOLDS.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: BURKE MOVES. ANTONOVICH SECONDS. UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, ITEMS 14 THROUGH 23. ON ITEM 14, AS INDICATED ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA, THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER REQUESTS THAT THIS ITEM BE REFERRED BACK TO HIS OFFICE. ON ITEM NUMBER 20, SUPERVISOR MOLINA REQUESTS THAT ITEM THIS BE HELD AND THE REST ARE BEFORE YOU.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: ALL RIGHT. ANTONOVICH MOVES, BURKE SECONDS. UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: AUDITOR- CONTROLLER, ITEM 24.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: YOU KNOW WHAT? ON THIS LAST ONE, I'D LIKE TO BE RECORDED AS A "NO" VOTE ON REFERRING...

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: ON ITEM 23?

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: NO. LET'S GO BACK. I'M SORRY. ON ITEM 14, JUST RECORD ME AS A "NO" VOTE ON REFERRING IT BACK TO THE C.A.O.'S OFFICE. IT WILL BE A 3-TO-1 VOTE.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: OKAY.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: WHERE WERE WE, THEN?

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: WE ARE ON PAGE 20, AUDITOR-CONTROLLER, ITEM 24.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: ITEM 24. MR. ANTONOVICH MOVES, MR. KNABE SECONDS, UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: BEACHES AND HARBORS, ITEM 25.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: I'LL MOVE, KNABE SECONDS. UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, ITEMS 26 THROUGH 28. ON ITEM 26, THE DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES REQUESTS THAT THIS ITEM BE REFERRED BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT. ITEM 27 AND 28 ARE BEFORE YOU.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: ALL RIGHT. 26 WILL BE REFERRED BACK AND BURKE MOVES...

SUP. KNABE: 26 IS REFERRED BACK?

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: CORRECT.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: AT THE REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT. IS THAT ALL RIGHT? AND, ON 27 AND 28, KNABE MOVES, BURKE SECONDS. UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: COMMUNITY AND SENIOR SERVICES, ITEMS 29 AND 30.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: ANTONOVICH MOVES. BURKE SECONDS. UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: CORONER, ITEM 31.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: KNABE MOVES, ANTONOVICH SECONDS, UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: COUNTY COUNSEL, ITEM 32.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: BURKE MOVES. ANTONOVICH SECONDS. UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: FIRE DEPARTMENT, ITEM 33.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: KNABE MOVES. BURKE SECONDS. UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: HEALTH SERVICES, ITEMS 34 THROUGH 42. ON ITEM 35, THERE'S A REQUEST FROM A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO HOLD THIS ITEM. ON ITEM 36, THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES REQUESTS THAT THIS ITEM BE REFERRED BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT AND THERE IS ALSO A REQUEST FROM A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO HOLD THIS ITEM. AND, ON ITEM 41, THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES REQUESTS THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE ITEM WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH PUKENSTEIN INCORPORATED, AN AGREEMENT WITH CALIFORNIA BOILER INCORPORATED, WHICH SHOULD BE REFERRED BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: OKAY. SO...

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: SO WE HAVE ITEM...

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: LET'S HOLD 35 AND 36 AND...

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: A PORTION OF 41...

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: 37 THROUGH 40, BURKE MOVES, ANTONOVICH SECONDS. UNANIMOUS VOTE. 41, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LAST TWO RECOMMENDATIONS, ANTONOVICH SECONDS-- ANTONOVICH MOVES, BURKE SECONDS. UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: HUMAN RESOURCES, ITEM 43.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: OH, AND 42 WAS ALSO-- I'M SORRY. I THINK I-- KNABE MOVES, I'LL SECOND. UNANIMOUS VOTE. ITEM 43.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: ITEM 43.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: KNABE MOVES. ANTONOVICH SECONDS. UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: INTERNAL SERVICES, ON ITEM 44, AS INDICATED ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA, SUPERVISOR ANTONOVICH REQUESTS THAT THIS ITEM BE CONTINUED THREE WEEKS TO JANUARY 9TH, 2007.

>SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THAT WILL BE THE ORDER.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: PROBATION, ITEM 45.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: ANTONOVICH MOVES, KNABE SECONDS. UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: PUBLIC HEALTH, ITEMS 46 THROUGH 49. ON ITEM 48, THERE'S A REQUEST FROM A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO HOLD THIS ITEM.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL BE HELD.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: 47 AND 49 ARE BEFORE YOU-- I'M SORRY, 46, 47 AND 49 ARE BEFORE YOU.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: BURKE MOVES. ANTONOVICH SECONDS. UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: PUBLIC LIBRARY, ITEM 50.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: ANTONOVICH MOVES, I'LL SECOND, UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: PUBLIC WORKS. ITEMS 51 THROUGH 68. ON ITEM 51, SUPERVISOR KNABE REQUESTS THAT THIS ITEM BE HELD AND ALSO ON ITEM 54, SUPERVISOR KNABE REQUESTS THAT THIS ITEM BE HELD.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: 51 AND 54?

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: CORRECT. THE REST ARE BEFORE YOU.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: ALL RIGHT. KNABE MOVES ON THE REMAINDER, I'LL SECOND. UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: PAGE 38, SHERIFF, ITEMS 69 THROUGH 72.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: ANTONOVICH MOVES. BURKE SECONDS. UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: TREASURER AND TAX COLLECTOR, ITEM 73.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: BURKE MOVES. KNABE SECONDS. UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNICATIONS, ITEMS 74 THROUGH 78.

SUP. YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: BURKE MOVES. KNABE SECONDS. UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CLERK SACHI HAMAI: ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION. ON ITEM 79, I'LL READ THE SHORT TITLE IN FOR THE RECORD. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5, PERSONNEL OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE BY ADDING OR AMENDING PROVISIONS TO CHAPTER 5.23 DEFERRED EARNING PLAN AND CHAPTER 5.26 SAVINGS PLAN TO MAKE TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS CONSISTENT WITH FINAL REGULATIONS ISSUED UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 401(K).