Housing and Homelessness Committee

Agenda — 8 items

1. 1 Verbal update from HR&A Advisors and the Chief Legislative Analyst on the County of Los Angeles Homeless Initiative's Measure A funding recommendations for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
2. 2 Statutory Exemption, Categorical Exemption, El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument report and Resolution relative to a proposed License Agreement extension with Ocean Park Community Center dba The People Concern, to operate and maintain the existing El Puente Bridge Housing on Parking Lot Five located at 711 North Alameda Street in Council District 14.
3. 3 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency Declaration 2024-25 Third Quarterly Report.
4. 4 Motion (Raman – Blumenfield) relative to establishing a new Special Fund, creating accounts and appropriating funding for Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program Round Five funding awarded to the City.
5. 5 Motion (Lee – Raman) relative to the transfer of Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program Round Three funding to be used for the rehabilitation of the Oak Tree Inn Project located at 17448 Ventura Boulevard in Council District Four and the Motel 6 Project located at 15711 West Roscoe Boulevard in Council District 12 to be used for interim housing.
6. 6 Motion (Rodriguez - Blumenfield) relative to requesting a report from the Chief Legislative Analyst, with assistance from the City Administrative Officer and the Los Angeles Housing Department on how the City can directly contract with Service Providers on all programs currently funded for homelessness interventions and bypass the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority.
7. 7 Motion (Raman – Blumenfield, Yaroslavsky) relative to a resource and staffing plan necessary for the creation of a time-limited Bureau tasked with performance management within the Los Angeles Housing Department; and identifying funding and philanthropic support to support the Bureau; and consulting with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority to formulate the structure of the Bureau.
8. 8 Motion (Lee – Jurado) relative to assessing the necessary steps for submitting a City-wide unified application for Proposition 1 (Prop 1) funding; and identifying potential facilities, either public or privately owned, within the City that would be suitable for the second round of Prop 1 funding that are capable of accommodating at least 48 behavioral health beds in a medical facility setting.