Housing and Homelessness Committee

Agenda — 25 items

1. 1 Verbal presentation from the Chief Legislative Analyst and City Administrative Officer regarding the development of the bed rate formula between the City, the County of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.
2. 2 Verbal update from the City Administrative Officer and the Los Angeles Housing Department regarding Council file No. 24-0536, the homeless service provider contracts payments motion.
3. 3 Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority report relative to improvements to the Coordinated Entry System and Permanent Supportive Housing tenant selection.
4. 4 City Administrative Officer report relative to execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Los Angeles regarding the Alliance Settlement Agreement.
5. 5 Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority reports relative to an update on the L.A. Grand Hotel Demobilization Plan.
6. 6 Financial Disclosure Statement: Not applicable
7. 7 City Administrative Officer report relative to implementing an online pilot program for private-property owners interested in voluntarily leasing, master leasing or selling real property to the City for use as interim, permanent affordable and supportive housing or homeless facilities.
8. 8 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency Account – General City Purposes Fund 14th Status Report for the week ending April 12, 2024.
9. 9 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency Account – General City Purposes Fund 15th Status Report for the week ending May 17, 2024.
10. 10 City Administrative Officer reports relative to the revised Asset Evaluation Framework the City uses to identify and assess properties that may be suitable for interim and permanent housing, economic development or other uses; and related actions for sites deemed infeasible for affordable housing. (This item is referred to Government Operations Committee, Housing and Homelessness Committee and Trade, Travel and Tourism Committee)
11. 11 City Administrative Officer report relative to the feasibility of permanent affordable and supportive housing at the property located at 1905 North Highland Avenue in Council District 4.
12. 12 City Administrative Officer report and Authorizing Resolution relative to a request for authority to apply for additional funds from the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development for a Homekey1 Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG-CV) Grantee.
13. 13 City Administrative Officer and Los Angeles Housing Department reports relative to funding allocated to the Professional Service Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles for Homekey Round 2; and the transferring of funds to support Homekey Round 2 Projects; and related matters.
14. 14 City Administrative Officer and Bureau of Engineering reports relative to lease extension and funding allocation for continued use of the bridge housing/navigation center located at 3248 Riverside Drive and the interim housing/navigation center located at 1479 South La Cienega Boulevard, for those experiencing homelessness; and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption determinations that, consistent with the Notices of Exemption already in the City Council's prior actions (Council file Nos. 19-0126, 20-0841-S35 and 19-1350, respectively), the projects are statutorily exempt under
15. 15 City Administrative Officer and Bureau of Engineering reports relative to lease, funding allocation, and continued use of the interim housing/navigation center located at 4969 Sunset Boulevard for those experiencing homelessness; and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption determination that the project is statutorily exempt under Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21080.27 and Government Code Section 65660(b), applicable to City of Los Angeles (City) low barrier navigation centers, Government Code Section 8698.4(a)(4), governing homeless shelter projects under a shelter crisis
16. 16 City Administrative Officer report relative to Alliance Settlement Agreement progress as of March 31, 2024 and funding recommendations for future permanent supportive housing master leasing.
17. 17 City Administrative Officer report relative to Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Round 1 and 4 funding recommendations.
18. 18 Municipal Facilities Committee report relative to a license agreement between the City and The Salvation Army for a Department of Recreation and Parks-controlled property located at 1221 Figueroa Place in Council District 15 for the operation of a Tiny Home Village interim housing site.
19. 19 Proposition HHH (Prop HHH) Administrative Oversight Committee report relative to amending the Prop HHH Fiscal Year 2020-21 Project Expenditure Plan.
20. 20 Proposition HHH (Prop HHH) Administrative Oversight Committee report relative to the Fourth Quarter Prop HHH Report for Fiscal Year 2022-23, April 1 to June 30, 2023.
21. 21 Motion (Raman – Soto-Martinez) relative to a temporary loan in the amount of $13 million from the Housing Impact Trust Fund to be used for Proposition HHH projects.
22. 22 Motion (Yaroslavsky, Raman – Soto-Martinez) relative to vacancy rates within permanent supportive housing (PSH) units located in the City, the projected timeline for all Proposition HHH-funded projects currently in the development pipeline, the average length of vacancy of PSH units and the feasibility of providing updated ongoing data; and related matters.
23. 23 Motion (Blumenfield – Rodriguez) relative to potential partnerships with the County or non-profit organizations to build treatment facilities utilizing Proposition 1 (Prop 1) funding and applying for Prop 1 funding when the Notice of Funding Availability becomes available.
24. 24 Motion (Blumenfield, Yaroslavsky – Park) relative to shared housing typologies serving low-income populations, people experiencing homelessness and older adults; and an overview of funding sources that can provide health services and rental assistance for shared housing residents; and related matters.
25. 25 Motion (Blumenfield – Padilla) relative to identify funding sources for supportive services at the Project Homekey 2.0 "Elderberry" site located at 20205 Ventura Boulevard in Council District 3.