Homelessness and Poverty Committee

JOURNAL – HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE Thursday, December 8, 2022 ROOM 1010, CITY HALL ­ 10:00 AM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN, VICE CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER JOE BUSCAINO COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD (Luigi Verano ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1082 or Clerk.HomelessnessandPovertyCommittee@lacity.org) Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID­19, 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) 621­CITY (Metro), (818) 904­9450 (Valley), (310) 471­CITY (Westside) and (310) 547­CITY (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) 978­1133. 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 Real­Time 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) 978­1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT 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) 978­1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 20­0841­S28 Bureau of Engineering and City Administrative Officer reports relative to lease extension for continued use of the Crisis and Bridge Housing at 5965 South Saint Andrews Place and 2316 East Imperial Highway, and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption determinations that, consistent with the Notices of Exemption already in the City Council's prior actions (Council file Nos. 18­0654 and 18­0651 respectively), the resolutions approving the leases and continued use of these bridge housing sites, 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 Guidelines Section 15269(c); and under Public Resources Code Section 21080.27 (AB 1197) applicable to City of Los Angeles emergency homeless shelters; and the 14th report regarding COVID­19 Homelessness Roadmap funding recommendations; and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (The Ad Hoc Committee on COVID­19 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment waived consideration of the above matter) APPROVED Bureau of Engineering and City Administrative Officer reports dated 12­ 02­22 AS AMENDED ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (2) 22­1157 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Round 4 grant application and funding. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (2) 22­1157 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Round 4 grant application and funding. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 12­02­22 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (3) 17­1001­S1 Homeless Strategy Committee report relative to the Enhanced Comprehensive Homeless Strategy 2nd, 3rd and 4th Quarterly Performance Reports for Fiscal Year 2021­22 from October 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Homeless Strategy Committee report dated 12­01­22 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (4) 20­1524 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Round 2 funding for North Valley Caring Services. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 12­02­22 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (5) 17­0090­S17 Proposition HHH (Prop HHH) Administrative Oversight Committee report relative to the Quarterly Report for the Prop HHH Fiscal Years (FYs) 2017­ 18, 2018­19 and 2021­22 Bond Issuances; and FYs 2017­18, 2018­ 19, 2019­20, and 2020­21 Project Expenditure Plans from January 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022 and April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted  relative to the Quarterly Report for the Prop HHH Fiscal Years (FYs) 2017­ 18, 2018­19 and 2021­22 Bond Issuances; and FYs 2017­18, 2018­ 19, 2019­20, and 2020­21 Project Expenditure Plans from January 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022 and April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Proposition HHH Administrative Oversight Committee report dated 11­ 07­22 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (6) 21­1415 Chief Legislative Analyst and Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) reports and Resolution relative to the use of naloxone to treat opioid overdose among homeless individuals; and naloxone training and distribution for City staff and LAHSA staff and contracted service providers; and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority report dated 06­07­22 and Chief Legislative Analyst report dated 10­04­22 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (7) 22­1324 CD 7 Motion (Rodriguez – Bonin – Et al.) relative to an overview of the program model, associated costs, metrics deployed to measure success and program results for the Recreational Vehicle Pilot Program; and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez ­ Bonin ­ Et al.) AS AMENDED ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (8) 22­1475 Motion (Blumenfield – Rodriguez) relative to the Local Homelessness Plan and Investment Plan of Los Angeles County submitted to the California Department of Healthcare Services; the Housing and Homeless Incentive Program; and funding to expand street medicine and mobile health/mental health van programs in the City; and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Blumenfield ­ Rodriguez) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (9) DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY Verbal update from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority relative to the Project Roomkey demobilization plan.  Department of Healthcare Services; the Housing and Homeless Incentive Program; and funding to expand street medicine and mobile health/mental health van programs in the City; and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Blumenfield ­ Rodriguez) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (9) DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY Verbal update from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority relative to the Project Roomkey demobilization plan. (10) DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY Verbal update from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority relative to the preparation, survey questions and any changes in methodology regarding the 2023 Point­in­Time Count. 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., 00­0000). 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 peer­to­peer and third­party 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 TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English 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/telecommunications­relay­service­trs. 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, hard­of­hearing, 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.