Housing Committee

JOURNAL – HOUSING COMMITTEE Wednesday, November 9, 2022 ROOM 1050, CITY HALL ­ 3:00 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN, VICE CHAIR 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. 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. 160 871 1866 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 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) 22­1200­S61 Mayor’s report relative to the appointment of Mr. Presiliano Sandoval to the Rent Adjustment Commission for the term ending May 20, 2026. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Completed Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ DECEMBER 8, 2022 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ DECEMBER 7, 2022) APPROVED Report from Mayor dated 10­24­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Krekorian (2) 15­0087­S9 Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) report relative to the approval of the City’s criteria and application process for the 2023 Round 7 funding opportunity of the Strategic Growth Council’s Affordable and Housing and Sustainable Communities Program. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Mayor dated 10­24­2022, AS AMENDED to include an additional instruction as detailed in the Housing Committee Report dated 11­09­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Krekorian (3) 21­1186­S3 LAHD report relative to the approval of funding recommendations and authority to amend existing contracts with six nonprofit agencies, one public housing authority, and one housing referral vendor for the implementation of the Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV/AIDS program. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes  APPROVED Report from Mayor dated 10­24­2022, AS AMENDED to include an additional instruction as detailed in the Housing Committee Report dated 11­09­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Krekorian (3) 21­1186­S3 LAHD report relative to the approval of funding recommendations and authority to amend existing contracts with six nonprofit agencies, one public housing authority, and one housing referral vendor for the implementation of the Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV/AIDS program. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Los Angeles Housing Department dated 10­31­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent (4) 18­0527­S1 CD 9 Motion (Price – Raman) relative to requesting the Council to consider the information regarding the affordability restrictions at the Casa de Rosas Apartments project located at 2600 Hoover Street in Council District 9; approve the updated rent restrictions to change the Area Median Income (AMI) restriction to 50 percent AMI; and, to authorize the LAHD to amend the HHH Loan Documents as specified in the Motion. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Price – Raman) dated 10­25­2022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Krekorian (5) 21­0042­S3 Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines and Article II, Section 1 of the City CEQA Guidelines; City Attorney Report No. 22­ 0375 and draft Ordinance relative to amending Article 14.6, Chapter IV of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to sunset eviction protections related to the COVID­19 pandemic, and adding Article 11 to Chapter XX of the LAMC to waive specified fees, fines, and penalties; City Attorney Report No. 22­0376 and draft Ordinance relative to amending Section 151.32 of Article 1, Chapter XV of the LAMC to phase out the temporary prohibition on rent increases for rental units subject to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO); City Attorney Report No. 22­0383 and draft Ordinance relative to adding Article 5 to Chapter XVI of the LAMC to prohibit terminations of tenancies without just cause and requiring relocation assistance for no­fault evictions, amending RSO provisions on resident manager evictions, tenant notifications, and relocation assistance; and repealing duplicative or expired LAMC provisions relating to evictions; and, LAHD report relative to recommendations for the expiration of the COVID­ 19 eviction moratorium, adoption of tenant relocation assistance protections for economic displacement, and a threshold for evictions for non­payment of rent for all residential rental units.  prohibition on rent increases for rental units subject to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO); City Attorney Report No. 22­0383 and draft Ordinance relative to adding Article 5 to Chapter XVI of the LAMC to prohibit terminations of tenancies without just cause and requiring relocation assistance for no­fault evictions, amending RSO provisions on resident manager evictions, tenant notifications, and relocation assistance; and repealing duplicative or expired LAMC provisions relating to evictions; and, LAHD report relative to recommendations for the expiration of the COVID­ 19 eviction moratorium, adoption of tenant relocation assistance protections for economic displacement, and a threshold for evictions for non­payment of rent for all residential rental units. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: Yes Against: North Hills West Neighborhood Council Against, unless Amended: Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council (Also referred to the Ad Hoc Committee on COVID ­19 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment) APPROVED motion presented by Councilmember Raman to AMEND Recommendation No. I.3 of the Los Angeles Housing Department Report dated 11­ 02­2022, to change “single­family homes” to “Mom and Pop landlords”, as defined in the Rent Stabilization Ordinance – (3) Yes: Raman, Harris­Dawson, Lee; (0) No; (1) Absent: Krekorian APPROVED Recommendation No. 1 contained in the Communication from Councilmember Raman, 4th District – Proposed Motion dated 11­09­2022, attached to the Council file, to HOLD the draft Ordinances associated with City Attorney Report Nos. R22­0375 and R22­0376 dated October 28, 2022, and R22­0383 dated November 2, 2022, in the Housing Committee; and, REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present revised draft Ordinances to the Housing Committee with the amendments detailed in Councilmember Raman’s Proposed Motion – (3) Yes: Raman, Harris­ Dawson, Lee; (0) No; (1) Absent: Krekorian FAILED TO APPROVE Recommendation Nos. 2 and 3 contained in the Communication from Councilmember Raman, 4th District – Proposed Motion dated 11­09­2022, attached to the Council file – (2) Yes: Raman, Harris­Dawson; (1) No: Lee; (1) Absent: Krekorian 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).  11­09­2022, attached to the Council file – (2) Yes: Raman, Harris­Dawson; (1) No: Lee; (1) Absent: Krekorian 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.