Housing and Homelessness

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only. JOURNAL – HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2023 ­ 2:30 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) 23­0426 LAHD report relative to creating a comprehensive, multilingual online housing search and application system. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Los Angeles Housing Department report October 10, 2023, AS AMENDED – (5) Yes (1) 23­0426 LAHD report relative to creating a comprehensive, multilingual online housing search and application system. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Los Angeles Housing Department report October 10, 2023, AS AMENDED – (5) Yes (2) 22­1324 CD 7 Board of Police Commissioners and City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports relative to the Pilot RV­to­Home Program in Council District Seven, and a comprehensive citywide strategy for people experiencing recreational vehicular homelessness, and the determination of an abandoned vehicle. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated October 12, 2023, AS AMENDED – (4) Yes; Absent: Lee (3) 23­0652­S2 CAO reports relative to the Homelessness Emergency Declaration 2023­ 24 First Quarterly Report and Supplemental. (Continued from Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting of October 18, 2023) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTINUED to a date to be determined (4) 12­1690­S18 Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) report relative to the Winter Shelter Program. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Studio City Neighborhood Council APPROVED Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority report dated August 29, 2023, AS AMENDED – (5) Yes (5) 23­0670­S1  Winter Shelter Program. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Studio City Neighborhood Council APPROVED Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority report dated August 29, 2023, AS AMENDED – (5) Yes (5) 23­0670­S1 Communication from the Mayor relative to the proposed design, implementation and evaluation of a pilot program for expenditure of Opioid and Tobacco settlement funds. (Continued from Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting of October 18, 2023) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (This matter is referred to Housing and Homelessness, Budget, Finance and Innovation, and Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committees) CONTINUED to a date to be determined (6) 17­1352­S1 LAHD report relative to a request for authority to accept and expend the 2023 Community Development Grant from First Citizens Bank for the Low Income Purchase Assistance Homeownership Program, and to apply for a seventh grant in 2024. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes APPROVED Los Angeles Housing Department report dated October 19, 2023 – (5) Yes (7) 20­1524­S6 CD 6 Motion (Padilla – Blumenfield) relative to a transfer of funds within the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Round 3 (HHAP­3)­ Fund to be used for Hope the Mission multi­disciplinary teams in Council District Six. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Padilla – Blumenfield) – (5) Yes (8) 23­0890 Motion (Blumenfield ­ Park ­ Krekorian) relative to instructing the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), with the assistance of the CAO and the LAHD, to conduct and/or hire an organization to conduct a performance evaluation on the administration of programs and delivery of homeless services by the LAHSA.  to be used for Hope the Mission multi­disciplinary teams in Council District Six. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Padilla – Blumenfield) – (5) Yes (8) 23­0890 Motion (Blumenfield ­ Park ­ Krekorian) relative to instructing the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), with the assistance of the CAO and the LAHD, to conduct and/or hire an organization to conduct a performance evaluation on the administration of programs and delivery of homeless services by the LAHSA. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Blumenfield – Park – Krekorian) – (5) Yes (9) 23­1054 Motion (Blumenfield – Raman – Park) relative to instructing the CAO and CLA to report on methodology to determine adequate level of service for people experiencing homelessness in the City, and assessment tools or methodology for prioritizing this population for City or County shelters and services. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Blumenfield – Raman – Park) – (5) Yes (10) 23­0844 Motion (Blumenfield – Yaroslavsky) relative to instructing the CAO and the LAHD, with the assistance of LAHSA and the CLA, to provide recommended language to add a "Good Neighbor" policy to interim housing site leases and contracts, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Blumenfield – Yaroslavsky), AS AMENDED – (5) Yes (11) 23­0877 Motion (Park – Blumenfield) relative to instructing the CLA, with the assistance of the CAO and LAHD, to negotiate with the County of Los Angeles to amend the LAHSA Joint Powers Authority to require LAHSA to present their full budget, inclusive of all federal, State, County, local, and private funding, to the City on an annual basis, with details regarding services to be provided, sources of funds, and performances measures. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Park – Blumenfield), AS AMENDED – (5) Yes (12) 20­0407­S1 CD 5 Motion (Soto­Martinez – Hernandez) relative to requesting the City Attorney to draft an ordinance disallowing rent increases for units covered under the  require LAHSA to present their full budget, inclusive of all federal, State, County, local, and private funding, to the City on an annual basis, with details regarding services to be provided, sources of funds, and performances measures. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Park – Blumenfield), AS AMENDED – (5) Yes (12) 20­0407­S1 CD 5 Motion (Soto­Martinez – Hernandez) relative to requesting the City Attorney to draft an ordinance disallowing rent increases for units covered under the Rent Stabilization Ordinance until July 31, 2024. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Soto­Martinez – Hernandez), AS AMENDED – (3) Yes; (2) No: Rodriguez, Lee (13) 23­1206 CD 5 Motion (Yaroslavsky ­ Blumenfield) relative to directing the Bureau of Street Services, the Bureau of Sanitation, and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to report on their utilization of the properties located at 11165 Missouri Avenue, 11168 Missouri Avenue, and 11171 Nebraska Avenue, respectively, including the required ingress and egress for staff and vehicles on­site, and related matters. (This matter is referred to the Housing and Homelessness and Public Works Committees) Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Yaroslavsky – Blumenfield) – (5) Yes 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. 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. 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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.