County Supervisor Barger, City Council to Provide Update on Kaiser Permanente Property on Wednesday

After several postponements, the City Council is scheduled to hold its annual joint meeting with Supervisor Kathryn Barger on July 24.

At the meeting, the City Council and Barger will provide an update on the partnership between the City and the County to provide mental health services at the former Kaiser Permanente site.

The City acquired the property in November and declared it as surplus property earlier this month.

The declaration is part of the process that will allow the City to seek RFPs on the property.

The agenda also includes recognition and appreciation for the City and County’s collaborative efforts related to the H.O.U.S.E. Program. Senate Bill 96, various housing programs and United Mental Health Promoter Services (UMHP) Program.

The meeting is scheduled to start at 3 p.m.

Barger was originally scheduled to meet with the City Council on March 15, but that meeting was canceled so that the Council could discuss the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Barger represents the Board of Supervisors Fifth District, which includes  portions of 20 cities and 63 unincorporated communities,, including Altadena and Pasadena, as well as other parts of the San Gabriel Valley and the San Fernando Valleys. Covering 2,800 square miles, the Fifth District is the largest of all the other supervisorial districts.

The joint meeting is an annual tradition and usually focuses on major community topics.

Barger could also provide an update on recent talk of expanding the Board of Supervisors, a move she opposes.

Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Janice Hahn introduced the proposal, which would be a major expansion of County government.

Following the 2030 census, the Board would be expanded from five to nine members. Seven Supervisors would be elected in 2032, with two serving initial two-year terms and full implementation by 2034.

The plan would also establish a directly elected County executive starting in 2028. This executive would have veto power over budget amendments made by the Board, subject to a potential override.

The measure also proposes creating a County Legislative Analyst position and a Director of Budget and Management. It would require a 120-hour public posting period for non-urgency legislation before Board action.