Housing and Homelessness

JOURNAL – HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2025 - 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 YSABEL JURADO COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD (Luigi Verano - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1082 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) 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 are encouraged to use one of the other channels. The Committee will take public comment from members of the public in-person only; there will be no public comment by teleconference. Additional information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda. Spanish language interpretation is available at all Council and Committee meetings. Interpretation services in additional languages are available upon request, at no cost. Please submit your request to clerk.interpretation@lacity.org as soon as possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 25-1200-S20  Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Aileen Morales to the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles Board of Commissioners. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Communication from the Mayor dated June 16, 2025 – (3) Yes (2) 25-1200-S23 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Roberto Barragan to the United to House LA Citizen Oversight Committee. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - JULY 31, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JULY 30, 2025) APPROVED Communication from the Mayor dated June 16, 2025 – (3) Yes (3) 23-1022-S16 CONTINUED FROM JUNE 18, 2025 Statutory Exemptions, City Administrative Officer report and Bureau of Engineering report relative to the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Homelessness Funding Report; and funding allocation, lease, and continued use for a period of approximately one year for the Alexandria Park Tiny Home Village (THV)/low barrier navigation center located at 6099 Laurel Canyon Boulevard and the Harbor Park THV/low barrier navigation center located at 1221 South Figueroa Place; and for a period up to three years for the Caza Azul bridge housing/low barrier navigation center at 1920 West 3rd Street, for those experiencing homelessness; and determination that the projects are statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21080.27.5, applicable to low barrier navigation centers and Government Code Section 8698.4(a)(4),  governing homeless shelter projects under a shelter crisis declaration; and funding allocation, lease, and continued use for a period of approximately two years for the 544 Town Avenue ReFresh Spot Homeless Service Center, for those experiencing homelessness; and determination that, the project is statutorily exempt from CEQA under PRC Section 21080.10(c) applicable to contracts providing services to people experiencing homelessness; and funding allocation, lease, change in service provider, and continued use for a period of approximately one year for the Eagle Rock THV/low barrier navigation center located at 7570 Figueroa Street, the Bridge Housing/low barrier navigation center located at 1533 Schrader Boulevard, the THV/low barrier navigation center located at 2301 West 3rd Street, the Bridge Housing/low barrier navigation center located at 2316 East Imperial Highway, the Bridge Housing/low barrier navigation center located at 310 North Main Street, the Bridge Housing/low barrier navigation center located at 3248 Riverside Drive, the Bridge Housing/low barrier navigation center located at 828 Eubank Drive, and the THV/low barrier navigation center located adjacent to and north of the Avenue 60 and Arroyo Drive intersection, for those experiencing homelessness; and determination that the projects are statutorily exempt from CEQA under PRC Section 21080.27.5, applicable to low barrier navigation centers and Government Code Section 8698.4(a)(4), governing homeless shelter projects under a shelter crisis declaration; and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration of the above matter) APPROVED City Administartive Officer report dated June 12, 2025 AS AMENDED and Bureau of Engineering report dated June 13, 2025 – (3) Yes (4) 25-0690 Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to releasing the Homes for LA: 2025 Affordable Housing Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) regulations and term sheets.  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Los Angeles Housing Department report dated June 6, 2025 AS AMENDED – (3) Yes (5) 23-0038-S7 Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to approval of the Fiscal Year 2025-26 United to House Los Angeles (ULA) Expenditure Plan. (Referred to Housing and Homelessness and Budget and Finance Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Los Angeles Housing Department report dated June 11, 2025 AS AMENDED – (3) 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., 00-0000) 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 subject-matter 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 agenda-items 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/clerk-services/cps/council-committee-meetings/info-assignments-structure 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) 978-1082. 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) 978-1960 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 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 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, 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 the FCC's Disability Rights Office website.