LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES AT THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER
Summary
SCH Number
2025120960
Public Agency
Los Angeles County
Document Title
LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES AT THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/22/2025
Document Description
On December 9th, the County of Los Angeles (County) Board of Supervisors approved the County’s issuance of a license agreement (License) to Homeboy Industries (Homeboy) to operate a retail food concession at the County-owned MLK Behavioral Health Center (BHC) and authorized related actions. Homeboy will operate the concession for a five-year term with one four-year renewal option during which time they will sell food to the public in the BHC concession space built during the renovation of the BHC in 2020.
Contact Information
Name
Helena Dedic
Agency Name
CEO RED
Job Title
Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated Willowbrook
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide, Countywide, Southern California
Cross Streets
E 120th St. / Wilmington Ave
Zip
90059
Parcel #
6149-028-917
State Highways
105
Railways
Willowbrook Metro Line
Schools
Wilson C Riles Elementary School, Martin Luther King Elementary
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 and County of LA Environmental Document Reporting Procedures and Guidelines, Class1
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed license agreement is categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to Section 15301 of the State CEQA Guidelines and County of Los Angeles Environmental Reporting Procedures and Guidelines, Class 1 which apply to minor alteration, operation and leasing and licensing of existing facilities. The Premises to be used by Homeboy as a retail food concession under the license was constructed, along with the adjacent industrial kitchen, during the renovation of the BHC which was approved by the Board, along with an Addendum to the Environmental Impact Report for the MLK Medical Center Campus Redevelopment, in August 2018. The Premises were always intended to be used as a retail food concession and includes equipment and fixtures to serve this purpose. Additionally, the proposed license will comply with all applicable regulations, is not located in a sensitive environment, and there are no cumulative impacts, unusual circumstances, damage to scenic highways, listing on hazardous waste sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5, or indications that the proposed project may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource that would make the exemptions inapplicable.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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