Homelessness and Poverty Committee

JOURNAL – HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE Thursday, August 11, 2022 ROOM 1010, CITY HALL - 10:00 AM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER KEVIN DE LEÓN, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN, VICE CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER JOE BUSCAINO COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD (Luigi Verano - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1082 or Clerk.HomelessnessandPovertyCommittee@lacity.org) Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID-19, this Los Angeles City Council committee meeting will take all public comment by teleconference. The audio for this meeting is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.org/calendar. The live audio can also be heard at: (213) 621-CITY (Metro), (818) 904-9450 (Valley), (310) 471-CITY (Westside) and (310) 547-CITY (San Pedro Area). If the live audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public should try one of the other channels. Members of the public who would like to offer public comment on the items listed on the agenda should call 1 669 254 5252 and use Meeting ID No. 160 453 9676 and then press #. Press # again when prompted for participant ID. Once admitted into the meeting, press *9 to request to speak. Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978-1133. For Telecommunication Relay Services for the hearing impaired, please see the information located at the end of this agenda. Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com Note: For information regarding the Committee and its operations, please contact the Committee Legislative Assistant at the phone number and/or email address listed above. The Legislative Assistant may answer questions and provide materials and notice of matters scheduled before the City Council. Sign Language Interpreters, Communication Access Real-Time Transcription (CART), Assistive Listening Devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability, you are advised to make your request at least 72 hours prior to the meeting/event you wish to attend. Due to difficulties in securing Sign Language Interpreters, five or more business days notice is strongly recommended. For additional information, please contact the Legislative Assistant listed above. Notice to Paid Representatives: If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978-1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 22-0756 City Administrative Officer, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles reports relative to a proposed plan to close down and demobilize the City’s Project Roomkey Program; and emergency housing vouchers. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated August 5, 2022; NOTE AND FILE Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority report dated August 4, 2022 and Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles report dated August 4, 2022 – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Rodriguez (2) 20-0841-S25 LEASE EXTENSIONS FOR CONTINUED USE OF THE CRISIS AND BRIDGE HOUSING PROJECTS AT 1533-35 N. SCHRADER BOULEVARD AND 1920 W. 3RD STREET (KNOWN AS CAZA AZUL) AND CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) EXEMPTION DETERMINATIONS THAT, CONSISTENT WITH THE NOTICES OF EXEMPTION ALREADY IN THE COUNCIL FILE (CF NOS. 18-0352 AND 18-0941) AND SUPPORTED BY, THE CITY COUNCIL'S PRIOR ACTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS APPROVING CONSTRUCTING, LEASING, AND USING THE SHELTERS; THE PROJECTS ARE STATUTORILY EXEMPT UNDER PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION 21080(B)(4) AS SPECIFIC ACTIONS NECESSARY TO PREVENT OR MITIGATE AN EMERGENCY AS ALSO REFLECTED IN CEQA GUIDELINE SECTION 15269(C); AND UNDER PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION 21080.27 (AB 1197) APPLICABLE TO CITY OF LOS ANGELES EMERGENCY HOMELESS SHELTERS; Bureau of Engineering report, and City  Administrative Officer report relative to the 12th report regarding COVID-19 Homelessness Roadmap funding recommendations; and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (This item is referred to the Homelessness and Poverty Committee and Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment) APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated August 5, 2022 and Bureau of Engineering report dated August 5, 2022 – (5) Yes (3) 22-0794 CD 14 Motion (De León - Blumenfield) relative to outlining a program for a temporary homelessness shelter agreement at the Cecil Hotel located at 640 South Main Street in Council District 14. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (De Leon - Blumenfield) AS AMENDED – (5) Yes (4) 22-0799 Motion (De León - Blumenfield) relative to evaluating the homelessness prevention programs operated by the City, County of Los Angeles and Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority; and identifying opportunities to expand homeless prevention programs. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (De Leon – Blumenfield) – (5) Yes (5) 22-0651  Motion (De León - Blumenfield - Harris-Dawson) relative to preparing a local preference policy for affordable housing units and subsidized housing units that utilize the Coordinated Entry System for tenant selection and lease up; and the feasibility of preparing a local preference policy for interim housing beds receiving City Funding. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (This item is referred to the Homelessness and Poverty Committee and Housing Committee) APPROVED Motion (De Leon – Blumenfield – Harris-Dawson) – (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Buscaino; Rodriguez If you challenge this Committee's action(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record. Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00-0000). Telecommunication Relay Services Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications methods, both for peer-to-peer and third-party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers - generally telephone companies - are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user. What forms of TRS are available?There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs. Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello. This is the relay service .. . " when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard-of-hearing, or has a speech disability. For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit theFCC's Disability Rights Office website.