Housing and Homelessness

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only. HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2023 ­ 2:00 PM JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 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) Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com The audio for Committee meetings is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar. The live audio can also be accessed 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 are encouraged to use one of the other channels. The Committee will take public comment from members of the public in­person only; there will be no public comment by teleconference. Additional information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 23­1200­S50 Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Adam Demuyakor to the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. Financial Disclosure Statement: Not applicable Background Check: Completed Community Impact Statement: None submitted (2) 22­1058 (1) 23­1200­S50 Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Adam Demuyakor to the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. Financial Disclosure Statement: Not applicable Background Check: Completed Community Impact Statement: None submitted (2) 22­1058 City Attorney report and Ordinance relative to amending Section 151.03 of Article 1 of Chapter XV of the Los Angeles Municipal Code relating to the Housing Appeal Board and adding a severability clause to Chapter XV. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (3) 22­0799 Chief Legislative Analyst report relative to an overview of programs to prevent homelessness operated by the City, County of Los Angeles and Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority; and recommendations to improve and expand the prevention programs; and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (4) 23­0479 CD 11 Motion (Park – Krekorian) relative to the status of the Ellis Act process and relocation of tenants at the Barrington Plaza Apartments located at 11740 Wilshire Boulevard in Council District 11. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (5) 23­0447 Motion (Park – Krekorian) relative to the City's immediate and long­term role in the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council (6) 12­1549­S24 CD 11 Motion (Park – Raman) relative to developing an affordable housing project on the City­owned property located at 6621 Manchester Avenue in Council District 11, in conformance with the City’s Asset Evaluation Framework and  role in the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council (6) 12­1549­S24 CD 11 Motion (Park – Raman) relative to developing an affordable housing project on the City­owned property located at 6621 Manchester Avenue in Council District 11, in conformance with the City’s Asset Evaluation Framework and Affordable Housing Opportunity Site Review Process. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (7) 19­0578­S1 City Administrative Officer and Los Angeles Housing Department reports relative to executing amendments to add funding to the City’s Handyworker Program and Lead Technical Services contracts. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (8) 20­1203 Los Angeles Housing Department reports relative to the expansion and retention of board and care facilities throughout the City; and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (9) 22­1545­S3 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency Account fund status report for the week ending May 26, 2023. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (10) DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY Verbal update from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) relative to data collection practices, including the use of the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS); and LAHSA's role in  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (10) DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY Verbal update from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) relative to data collection practices, including the use of the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS); and LAHSA's role in coordinating homelessness outreach Citywide. SUPPORTING MATERIALS Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System found at https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00­0000) associated with the agenda item. PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to one minute per item up to a total of two minutes for two or more agenda items. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to speak up to one minute for general public comment on any matter within the subject­matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The Committee is not required to take general public comment at special meetings. The Committee may limit the total amount of time for public comment on any specific agenda item, on all agenda­items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the anticipated time required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Committee members and the need to maintain quorum, and on any other relevant factor. The Committee shall not discuss or take action relative to any general public comment except as explicitly permitted under the Brown Act. COMMITTEE INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENTS, AND STRUCTURE https://clerk.lacity.gov/clerk­services/cps/council­committee­meetings/info­assignments­structure SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION 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 Telecommunications Relay Service for the hearing impaired, please see the information below. NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES If a member of the public is compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require them to register as a lobbyist and report this activity. More information can be found at Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. or at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. Further assistance can be found by contacting the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES A member of the public seeking to challenge a City action in court may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk prior to the public hearing in time reasonably to be considered by the Committee members. 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. TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) COMMUNICATIONS Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability, may be able to avail themselves of 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. EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES A member of the public seeking to challenge a City action in court may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk prior to the public hearing in time reasonably to be considered by the Committee members. 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. TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) COMMUNICATIONS Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability, may be able to avail themselves of 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 caller 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 the FCC's Disability Rights Office website.