Housing Committee

JOURNAL – HOUSING COMMITTEE Wednesday, August 24, 2022 ROOM 1050, CITY HALL ­ 3:00 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER GILBERT A. CEDILLO, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS­DAWSON COUNCILMEMBER PAUL KREKORIAN COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE Armando Bencomo ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1080 or Armando.Bencomo@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. 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MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) 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) 22­1200­S53 Mayor's report relative to the appointment of Mr. Manuel Flores to the Commission for Community and Family Services for the term ending June 30, 2026. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ SEPTEMBER 28, 2022) APPROVED Report from Mayor dated 08­15­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Krekorian, Lee (2) 22­1200­S52 Mayor's report relative to the appointment of Ms. Danielle Strickland to the Commission for Community and Family Services for the term ending June 30, 2026. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Completed Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ SEPTEMBER 23, 2022) APPROVED Report from Mayor dated 08­10­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Krekorian, Lee (3) 17­0785 Mayor's report relative to the reappointment of Ms. Kelli Dillon to the Commission for Community and Family Services for the term ending June 30, 2026.  (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ SEPTEMBER 23, 2022) APPROVED Report from Mayor dated 08­10­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Krekorian, Lee (3) 17­0785 Mayor's report relative to the reappointment of Ms. Kelli Dillon to the Commission for Community and Family Services for the term ending June 30, 2026. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Not Applicable Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ SEPTEMBER 23, 2022) APPROVED Report from Mayor dated 08­09­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Krekorian, Lee (4) 22­1200­S48 Mayor's report relative to the appointment of Ms. Brenda Hernandez to the Commission for Community and Family Services for the term ending June 30, 2026. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ SEPTEMBER 6, 2022) APPROVED Report from Mayor dated 07­27­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Krekorian, Lee (5) 22­1200­S46 Mayor’s report relative to the appointment of Ms. Jayanthi Daniel to the Commission for Community and Family Services for the term ending June 30, 2026. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Pending  APPROVED Report from Mayor dated 07­27­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Krekorian, Lee (5) 22­1200­S46 Mayor’s report relative to the appointment of Ms. Jayanthi Daniel to the Commission for Community and Family Services for the term ending June 30, 2026. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ SEPTEMBER 8, 2022 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ SEPTEMBER 6, 2022) APPROVED Report from Mayor dated 07­25­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Krekorian, Lee (6) 22­1200­S50 Mayor's report relative to the appointment of Ms. Marisa Hall to the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles for the term ending June 30, 2025. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Completed Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ SEPTEMBER 23, 2022) APPROVED Report from Mayor dated 08­09­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Krekorian, Lee (7) 21­1200­S11 Mayor’s report relative to the reappointment of Ms. Taelor I. Bakewell to the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Not Applicable Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ SEPTEMBER 8, 2022 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ SEPTEMBER 6, 2022)  Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Not Applicable Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ SEPTEMBER 8, 2022 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ SEPTEMBER 6, 2022) APPROVED Report from Mayor dated 07­25­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Krekorian, Lee (8) 22­1200­S51 Mayor’s report relative to the appointment of Ms. Erika Hartman to the Rent Adjustment Commission for the term ending May 20, 2026. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ SEPTEMBER 23, 2022) APPROVED Report from Mayor dated 08­10­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Krekorian, Lee (9) 12­0647­S6 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance amending the Foreclosure Registry Program, Article 4 of Chapter XVI of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, to provide for exemptions from its requirements for governmental entities and natural persons, to establish a formal appeals process, and to make other technical changes. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted Approved Report from City Attorney and draft Ordinance dated 02­16­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Krekorian, Lee (10) 12­0049­S5 CD 2 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance authorizing sale of City­owned property located at 5623 and 5633 Elmer Avenue, Los Angeles, California  Community Impact Statement: None submitted Approved Report from City Attorney and draft Ordinance dated 02­16­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Krekorian, Lee (10) 12­0049­S5 CD 2 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance authorizing sale of City­owned property located at 5623 and 5633 Elmer Avenue, Los Angeles, California 91601 to Homes for Families, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from City Attorney and draft Ordinance dated 07­13­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Krekorian, Lee (11) 21­1464 LAHD report and Motion (Krekorian – O’Farrell – Martinez – Raman – De Leon) relative to identifying voluntary water conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy recommendations in the Systematic Code Enforcement Program as an added service to building owners and tenants, including a description of strategies to share information about common measures and opportunities to partner with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to reduce cost. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Krekorian – O’Farrell – Martinez – Raman – de León) dated 12­ 08­2021 AS AMENDED, and RECEIVED and FILED the Report from Los Angeles Housing Department dated 08­08­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Krekorian, Lee (12) 22­0651 Motion (De León ­ Blumenfield ­ Harris­Dawson) relative to preparing a local preference policy for affordable housing units and subsidized housing units that utilize the Coordinated Entry System (CES) for tenant selection and lease up; and the feasibility of preparing a local preference policy for interim housing beds receiving City Funding. Community Impact Statement: None submitted  Housing Department dated 08­08­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Krekorian, Lee (12) 22­0651 Motion (De León ­ Blumenfield ­ Harris­Dawson) relative to preparing a local preference policy for affordable housing units and subsidized housing units that utilize the Coordinated Entry System (CES) for tenant selection and lease up; and the feasibility of preparing a local preference policy for interim housing beds receiving City Funding. Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONCURRED with the Homelessness and Poverty Committee’s recommendations, dated 08­11­2022, to APPROVE the recommendations contained in Motion (de León – Blumenfield – Harris­Dawson) dated 06­01­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Krekorian, Lee (13) 22­0926 Economic and Workforce Development Department report relative to a request for authority to transfer Community Development Block Grant funds to U.S. Bank for development of grants under the Microenterprise Recovery Grant Program. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Economic and Workforce Development Department dated 08­02­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Krekorian, Lee (14) 22­0876 City Administrative Officer (CAO) and Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) reports relative to the Affordable Housing Managed Pipeline (AHMP) Program Regulations and the 2022 AHMP Notice of Funding Availability to solicit applications for admittance into the AHMP program. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from City Administrative Officer and Resolution dated 08­19­2022, and RECEIVED and FILED Report from Los Angeles Housing Department dated 07­ 26­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Krekorian, Lee (15) 22­0902 CAO and LAHD reports relative to a request for authority to approve  Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from City Administrative Officer and Resolution dated 08­19­2022, and RECEIVED and FILED Report from Los Angeles Housing Department dated 07­ 26­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Krekorian, Lee (15) 22­0902 CAO and LAHD reports relative to a request for authority to approve recommendations regarding the results of the Financial Advisor Services Request for Proposals. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from City Administrative Officer dated 08­18­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Krekorian, Lee (16) 19­0638 CAO and LAHD reports relative to extending the term of the training grant agreement with the California Community Foundation, to assist with the training strategy for the LAHD Housing Development Bureau Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from City Administrative Officer dated 08­03­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Krekorian, Lee 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 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.