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Adopted County response: Disaster Preparedness & Safety: Los Angeles County Ports & Harbors

County agrees with two findings only for County operations and expressly gives no substantive response concerning the two City Port Authorities in F6.3. This is not a port-authority submission or evidence that either City failed to respond. Download opens the same unchanged 70-page consolidated County packet used by all eight collections.

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Response by Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (consolidated County departmental response) · 2026-09-01

2

Addressed

0

Partially addressed

1

Not addressed

0

Unclear

This response addresses findings only; implementation dispositions apply to recommendations.

How to read this audit

Editorial engagement review only. Finding scores measure stated position, disagreement explanation, coverage, reasoning and traceability—not whether the respondent agrees with the jury or its claims are true. Recommendation disposition records the claimed state, including partial or alternative implementation explained in the audit, not verified completion. The packet was adopted September 1, 2026, item 27; its enclosure is dated August 11. Proceedings physical PDF page 22 records five ayes. No filing/receipt date or legal-timeliness judgment is inferred. Missing separate submissions do not establish nonresponse.

No concrete commitments were extracted from this response.

Item-by-item review

Findings and recommendations

Assessments describe whether the response engages each cited item. Finding scores separately describe statutory-elements completeness under California Penal Code § 933.05(a) and public usefulness. They do not independently verify the response or constitute a legal conclusion.

Showing 3 of 3 items

finding · F6.1

F6.1: A central concern addressed in this report is the vulnerability of our essential commercial “Lifeline” ports to emergencies and disasters, specifically whether a lack of preparation could compromise their effectiveness.

Audit: Addressed

Response says

County agrees only for County operations; it does not substantiate readiness of the two city ports.

Audit analysis

Explicit scoped agreement satisfies position and disagreement elements. County scope is clear, but agreement supplies no reasoning or checkable support for readiness. Report physical PDF page(s) 280; County response physical PDF page(s) 49. Claims remain attributed; adoption date is not a filing or receipt date.

Finding-response score

Document completeness and usefulness—not factual verification or a legal conclusion.

6/10

4/4

Statutory elements

Stated position
2/2
Applicable disagreement elements
2/2

2/6

Public usefulness

Coverage
2/2
Reason specificity
0/2
Support traceability
0/2

Explicit scoped agreement satisfies position and disagreement elements. County scope is clear, but agreement supplies no reasoning or checkable support for readiness.

Scoring confidence: high

Report page 280Response page 49
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finding · F6.2

F6.2: To maintain and strengthen their ability to respond to emergencies, port and harbor authorities consistently enhance operations, environmental standards, safety protocols, and infrastructure.

Audit: Addressed

Response says

County agrees only for County operations, without describing risk assessment, training, technology investment, or other improvements.

Audit analysis

Explicit agreement and clearly bounded County scope; no additional reasoning or supporting record accompanies agreement with the compound finding. Report physical PDF page(s) 280; County response physical PDF page(s) 49. Claims remain attributed; adoption date is not a filing or receipt date.

Finding-response score

Document completeness and usefulness—not factual verification or a legal conclusion.

6/10

4/4

Statutory elements

Stated position
2/2
Applicable disagreement elements
2/2

2/6

Public usefulness

Coverage
2/2
Reason specificity
0/2
Support traceability
0/2

Explicit agreement and clearly bounded County scope; no additional reasoning or supporting record accompanies agreement with the compound finding.

Scoring confidence: high

Report page 280Response page 49
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finding · F6.3

F6.3: Both Port Authorities foster a culture of continuous improvement which is vital to improving port resilience.

Audit: Not addressed

Response says

County expressly declines a substantive position because both Port Authorities are city entities outside County operations.

Audit analysis

No agreement or disagreement on continuous improvement or stakeholder collaboration. Text clearly identifies its jurisdictional scope and explains it by naming the city Port Authorities, but cites no supporting authority. This scores County text, not either city's response status. Report physical PDF page(s) 281; County response physical PDF page(s) 50. Claims remain attributed; adoption date is not a filing or receipt date.

Finding-response score

Document completeness and usefulness—not factual verification or a legal conclusion.

5/10

0/4

Statutory elements

Stated position
0/2
Applicable disagreement elements
0/2

5/6

Public usefulness

Coverage
2/2
Reason specificity
2/2
Support traceability
1/2

No agreement or disagreement on continuous improvement or stakeholder collaboration. Text clearly identifies its jurisdictional scope and explains it by naming the city Port Authorities, but cites no supporting authority. This scores County text, not either city's response status.

Scoring confidence: high

Report page 281Response page 50
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