Chapter 14Southeast Los Angeles Cultural Center

Section § 5875

Explanation

This section defines key terms for a specific chapter. 'County' refers to Los Angeles County. 'Cultural center' is the Southeast Los Angeles Cultural Center. 'Panel' means the Southeast Los Angeles Cultural Center Development Advisory Panel. 'SELA' stands for southeast Los Angeles.

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(a)CA Public Resources Code § 5875(a) “County” means the County of Los Angeles.
(b)CA Public Resources Code § 5875(b) “Cultural center” means the Southeast Los Angeles Cultural Center.
(c)CA Public Resources Code § 5875(c) “Panel” means the Southeast Los Angeles Cultural Center Development Advisory Panel.
(d)CA Public Resources Code § 5875(d) “SELA” means southeast Los Angeles.
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(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 45, Sec. 44. (AB 127) Effective July 10, 2023. Inoperative July 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 5877. Repealed as of January 1, 2033, pursuant to Section 5877.)

Section § 5876

Explanation

The Southeast Los Angeles Cultural Center Development Advisory Panel is established to guide the development of a new cultural center in Southeast Los Angeles. The panel will provide advice on construction logistics, design, and operations, aiming to open the center by 2028. Members will establish a work plan by December 31, 2024, and an operations plan by January 1, 2027, without committing ongoing state funds. Key duties include community engagement, partnership building, and promoting public access. The panel is made up of nine members, including government and community representatives, all of whom are eligible for reappointment. Meetings are open to the public under the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, and non-state members receive a stipend and travel expense reimbursement. The state will not fund the center's ongoing operations and maintenance.

(a)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(a) The Southeast Los Angeles Cultural Center Development Advisory Panel is hereby created to provide advice to the state and to the county in the development of the Southeast Los Angeles Cultural Center. The panel shall be convened by the department within 60 days of completion of appointments to the panel pursuant to subdivision (e).
(b)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the objectives of the panel include all of the following:
(1)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(b)(1) Advise the department, the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, and the county on the logistics for completing construction and opening the cultural center to the SELA community by 2028.
(2)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(b)(2) Develop and recommend a vision for the cultural center that supports the existing SELA community, particularly SELA artists of all kinds, including the development of partnerships that support the cultural center.
(3)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(b)(3) On or before December 31, 2024, establish a work plan to set deadlines for completing the panel’s work as outlined in subdivision (c).
(c)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(c) The duties and responsibilities of the panel shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(c)(1) Advising on the design, ownership, operations, and governance of the cultural center.
(2)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(c)(2) By January 1, 2027, developing a recommended operations plan for the cultural center, which shall not include a commitment of ongoing state resources. The operations plan shall include, but not be limited to, both of the following elements:
(A)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(c)(2)(A) A proposed operating model with a recommendation for an operator or operators of the cultural center.
(B)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(c)(2)(B) An analysis of annual operational costs and needs, including potential staffing and maintenance costs.
(3)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(c)(3) Ongoing community engagement efforts for the cultural center’s development, including the following:
(A)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(c)(3)(A) Community outreach.
(B)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(c)(3)(B) Public convening.
(C)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(c)(3)(C) Relations with local governments, state agencies, and tribal communities.
(D)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(c)(3)(D) Relations with SELA artists and schools.
(E)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(c)(3)(E) Promotion of the cultural center and its services.
(4)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(c)(4) Building partnerships with, and among, the state, the county, SELA community groups, SELA cities, and other local agencies, artists, arts organizations, schools, colleges, and universities, to create arts and cultural education and programming that serves the SELA community.
(5)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(c)(5) Promoting public accessibility and connectivity between the cultural center and its communities.
(6)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(c)(6) Identifying potential models for funding the construction and operation of the cultural center, including public and private partnerships.
(d)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(d) The panel shall be chaired by the director and may be cochaired by the county supervisor representing the SELA region for the fourth supervisorial district, or by their designees.
(e)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(e) The panel shall consist of nine other voting members if the county supervisor described in subdivision (d) elects to participate, or seven other voting members if the county supervisor does not elect to participate, who shall serve for two years and shall be eligible for reappointment, to pursue the objectives described in subdivision (b) as follows:
(1)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(e)(1) If the county supervisor described in subdivision (d) elects to participate in the panel, the county supervisor may appoint two members representing a county agency or the SELA community.
(2)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(e)(2) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall appoint seven members as follows:
(A)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(e)(2)(A) One representative of the SELA community with experience in municipal parks, arts, or recreation programs.
(B)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(e)(2)(B) Two representatives of SELA community artist nonprofit organizations.
(C)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(e)(2)(C) One representative, 21 years of age or under, of SELA community youth.
(D)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(e)(2)(D) One representative of a philanthropic nonprofit organization dedicated to promotion of the arts.
(E)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(e)(2)(E) One representative of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association.
(F)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(e)(2)(F) One representative from the local tribal community.
(f)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that the panel include persons, agencies, and organizations that may own or operate the cultural center’s activities upon its completion. Nothing in this section shall create a prohibited conflict of interest that would prevent a panel member who represents a government agency or nonprofit organization or their agency or nonprofit organization from owning, operating, or participating in the operation of the cultural center.
(g)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(g) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to interfere in the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy’s work and legal duties to develop and construct the cultural center.
(h)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(h) The state shall provide a per diem of one hundred dollars ($100) and reimbursement for necessary and actual travel expenses for attendance at panel meetings by nongovernmental panel members, in accordance with state reimbursement policies and rates.
(i)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(i) The meetings of the panel shall be subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(j)CA Public Resources Code § 5876(j) The cultural center shall not receive ongoing commitments of state resources for operation and maintenance.
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(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 45, Sec. 44. (AB 127) Effective July 10, 2023. Inoperative July 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 5877. Repealed as of January 1, 2033, pursuant to Section 5877.)

Section § 5877

Explanation

This law will stop being active on July 1, 2032, and will be officially removed on January 1, 2033.

This chapter shall become inoperative on July 1, 2032, and, as of January 1, 2033, is repealed.
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(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 45, Sec. 44. (AB 127) Effective July 10, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2033, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Ch. 14, commencing with Section 5875.)