Housing and Homelessness

JOURNAL – HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE Wednesday, February 1, 2023 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 340, CITY HALL ­ 2:00 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD, VICE CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS­DAWSON COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE (Luigi Verano – Legislative Assistant – (213) 978­1082 or Clerk.HousingandHomelessness@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. 160 807 0689 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. 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MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT 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 ITEM(S) (1) 21­1490 CD 11 City Administrative Officer and Los Angeles Housing Department reports and Resolutions relative to considering the results of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 hearing; and issuing supplemental tax­ exempt multifamily conduit revenues notes in an amount up to $836,636; and executing related financing documents for the Journey (formerly known as Lincoln Apartments) Supportive Housing Project located at 2471 Lincoln Boulevard in Council District 11. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Debt Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated January 25, 2023; NOTED AND FILED Housing Department report dated November 9, 2023 – (5) Yes (2) 20­0546 CD 6 City Administrative Officer and Los Angeles Housing Department reports and Resolutions relative to considering the results of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 hearing; and issuing supplemental tax­ exempt multifamily conduit revenue bonds in an amount up to $854,266 and supplemental taxable multifamily conduit revenue bonds in an amount up to $166,525; and executing related financing documents for the Sun King Apartments Supportive Housing Project located at 9190 North Telfair Avenue in Council District 6. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Debt Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted  up to $166,525; and executing related financing documents for the Sun King Apartments Supportive Housing Project located at 9190 North Telfair Avenue in Council District 6. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Debt Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated January 26, 2023; NOTED AND FILED Housing Department report dated January 11, 2023 – (5) Yes (3) 22­1114 CD 6 City Administrative Officer and Los Angeles Housing Department reports and Resolutions relative to issuing tax­exempt multifamily conduit revenue notes in an amount up to $40,112,386; and issuing taxable multifamily conduit revenue notes in an amount up to $14,212,032; and executing related financing documents for the Vista Terrace Apartments Affordable Housing Project located at 8134 and 8146 Van Nuys Boulevard in Council District 6. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated January 27, 2023; NOTED AND FILED Housing Department report dated December 12, 2022 – (5) Yes (4) 17­0274 Affordable Housing Linkage Fee Oversight Committee report and Resolution relative to the Fiscal Year 2021­22 Affordable Housing Linkage Fee Expenditure Plan and program guidelines. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Affordable Housing Linkage Fee Oversight Committee report dated November 9, 2022 AS AMENDED – (5) Yes (5) 22­0651 Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to a proposed local preference policy for subsidized affordable housing and supportive housing units that do not utilize the Coordinated Entry System for tenant selection and lease up for the City. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: Yes  APPROVED Affordable Housing Linkage Fee Oversight Committee report dated November 9, 2022 AS AMENDED – (5) Yes (5) 22­0651 Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to a proposed local preference policy for subsidized affordable housing and supportive housing units that do not utilize the Coordinated Entry System for tenant selection and lease up for the City. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: Yes For: NoHo Neighborhood Council APPROVED Los Angeles Housing Department report dated January 11, 2023 AS AMENDED – (5) Yes (6) 21­1458 CONTINUED FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2023 Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to improving evaluation processes, contract procedures and timely payments between the City and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority; and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED (7) 22­0167­S2 CD 13 Motion (O’Farrell – Lee) relative to increased Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS funding for the Alvarado Kent Apartments located at 707­711 N Alvarado Street in Council District 13; and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (O’Farrell – Lee) – (5) Yes (8) 20­0841­S30 CDs 11, 13 & 14 City Administrative Officer report relative to the fifteenth report regarding the COVID­19 Homelessness Roadmap funding recommendations. (Housing and Homelessness Committee approved the matter, alongside a Bureau of Engineering report, as amended on February 1, 2023) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted  (Housing and Homelessness Committee approved the matter, alongside a Bureau of Engineering report, as amended on February 1, 2023) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated January 26, 2023 AS AMENDED; APPROVED Bureau of Engineering report dated January 26, 2023 – (5) Yes (9) DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY Verbal update from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority relative to the 2023 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count; and related matters. NO ACTION (10) DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY Verbal update from the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles relative to efforts to efficiently match eligible individuals and families to housing vouchers. NO ACTION (11) DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY Verbal update from the Los Angeles Housing Department relative to efforts to conduct proactive outreach to renters regarding tenant rights related to the end of the eviction moratorium. NO ACTION 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 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.