Housing and Homelessness

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only. JOURNAL – HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2023 ­ 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 BOB BLUMENFIELD, VICE CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS­DAWSON COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE (Luigi Verano – Legislative Assistant – (213) 978­1082 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) 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 are encouraged to use one of the other channels. The Committee will take public comment from members of the public in­person only; there will be no public comment by teleconference. Additional information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 20­1152 CD 10 City Administrative Officer and Los Angeles Housing Department reports relative to considering the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) Minutes, reissuing tax­exempt multifamily conduit revenue bonds, and executing financing documents for Adams Terrace Apartments, a supportive housing project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes (1) 20­1152 CD 10 City Administrative Officer and Los Angeles Housing Department reports relative to considering the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) Minutes, reissuing tax­exempt multifamily conduit revenue bonds, and executing financing documents for Adams Terrace Apartments, a supportive housing project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Debt Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Blumenfield, Harris­Dawson (2) 20­1308 CD 14 City Administrative Officer report and Los Angeles Housing Department report and Resolution relative to requesting authority to issue a supplemental tax­exempt multifamily housing revenue note, and to execute related financing documents for La Guadalupe, a supportive housing project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Debt Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Blumenfield, Harris­Dawson (3) 23­0652­S1 Communication from the Mayor dated relative to the Housing and Homelessness Emergency Action Plan in response to the updated emergency declaration. (Continued from Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting of October 4, 2023) Fiscal Impact Statement: No (4) 23­0652­S2 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency Declaration 2023­24 First Quarterly Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted  Fiscal Impact Statement: No (4) 23­0652­S2 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency Declaration 2023­24 First Quarterly Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTINUED CONTINUED (5) 23­0670­S1 Communication from the Mayor relative to the proposed design, implementation and evaluation of a pilot program for expenditure of Opioid and Tobacco settlement funds. (Continued from Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting of October 4, 2023) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (This item is referred to Housing and Homelessness, Budget, Finance and Innovation, and Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committees) CONTINUED (6) 23­0426 Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to creating a comprehensive, multilingual online housing search and application system. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTINUED (7) 23­0921 Motion (Raman – Soto Martinez) relative to instructing the Los Angeles Housing Department, with support from the Office of the City Attorney and any other relevant departments, to report on the creation a public eviction filing digital dashboard to be updated regularly using information the Department is receiving under the City’s new eviction filing requirements. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Blumenfield, Harris­Dawson (7) 23­0921 Motion (Raman – Soto Martinez) relative to instructing the Los Angeles Housing Department, with support from the Office of the City Attorney and any other relevant departments, to report on the creation a public eviction filing digital dashboard to be updated regularly using information the Department is receiving under the City’s new eviction filing requirements. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Blumenfield, Harris­Dawson (8) 15­0087­S11 Chief Legislative Analyst to report and Motion (Raman – Blumenfield) relative to instructing the Los Angeles Housing Department to review the proposed changes to the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program Round 8 Draft Guidelines, and report, if necessary, with any City comments on these guidelines, prior to the public comment deadline. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Blumenfield, Harris­Dawson (9) 23­1122 Motion (Raman – Hernandez – Soto­Martinez – Hutt) relative to instructing the Los Angeles Housing Department, with the assistance of the Department of Building and Safety, the Office of the City Attorney, and any other relevant departments, to report with recommendations to address various limitations of the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP), and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Blumenfield, Harris­Dawson (10) 23­1126 Motion (Raman – Hernandez – Soto­Martinez – Hutt) relative to instructing the Los Angeles Housing Department, with the assistance of the Department of Building and Safety, the Office of the City Attorney, and any other relevant departments, report with recommendations to address various limitations of the Systematic Code Enforcement Program and complaint­based inspections, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Blumenfield, Harris­Dawson (11) 23­0429 Los Angeles Housing Department to report on a holistic investment strategy to create the permanent and interim housing needed to significantly reduce and ultimately end homelessness in the City of Los Angeles; and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted  Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Blumenfield, Harris­Dawson (11) 23­0429 Los Angeles Housing Department to report on a holistic investment strategy to create the permanent and interim housing needed to significantly reduce and ultimately end homelessness in the City of Los Angeles; and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTINUED (12) 23­1109 Motion (Rodriguez for Blumenfield – Padilla) relative to authorizing the Los Angeles Housing Department to expend funds from the Accessible Housing Trust Fund for the appointed Court Monitor (Fox & Robertson) FY23/24 fees, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Blumenfield, Harris­Dawson (13) 20­0841­S37 CD 3, CD 4, CD 6, CD 13City Administrative Officer report relative to the twentieth report regarding COVID­19 Homelessness Roadmap funding recommendations. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Blumenfield, Harris­Dawson (14) 14­1635­S10 Department of City Planning report relative to an enforcement analysis of the Home­Sharing Ordinance and development of a centralized, digital monitoring and enforcement database or platform, and of a publicly accessible online database or platform of Home­Sharing registrations. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council Los Feliz Neighborhood Council Mar Vista Community Council East Hollywood Neighborhood Council Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council Bel Air­Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council Atwater Village Neighborhood Council  accessible online database or platform of Home­Sharing registrations. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council Los Feliz Neighborhood Council Mar Vista Community Council East Hollywood Neighborhood Council Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council Bel Air­Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council Atwater Village Neighborhood Council Wilshire Center Koreatown Neighborhood Council Hermon Neighborhood Council Echo Park Neighborhood Council Studio City Neighborhood Council Empowerment Congress North Area NDC (This matter has been referred to the Planning and Land Use and Housing and Homelessness Committees) CONTINUED (15) 23­0038 Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to the United to House Los Angeles (ULA) Fiscal Year 23/24 Interim Program Guidelines and Expenditure Plan. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None Submitted APPROVED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Blumenfield, Harris­Dawson 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., 00­0000) 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 subject­matter 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 agenda­items 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/clerk­services/cps/council­committee­meetings/info­assignments­structure SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION 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 subject­matter 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 agenda­items 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. 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