Housing and Homelessness

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only. JOURNAL – HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2024 ­ 2:30 PM JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM , CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS­DAWSON COUNCILMEMBER KEVIN DE LEÓN COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ (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. Spanish language interpretation is available at all Council and Committee meetings. Interpretation services in additional languages are available upon request, at no cost. Please submit your request to clerk.interpretation@lacity.org as soon as possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY Verbal presentation from the Chief Legislative Analyst and City Administrative Officer and discussion with committee members with their questions and input regarding the development of the bed rate formula between the City, the County and Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.  GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY Verbal presentation from the Chief Legislative Analyst and City Administrative Officer and discussion with committee members with their questions and input regarding the development of the bed rate formula between the City, the County and Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. NO ACTION (2) 14­0268­S18 Motion (Raman, Harris­Dawson ­ Soto­Martinez) relative to requesting the City Attorney, with the Los Angeles Housing Department and any other relevant departments, prepare and present a draft ordinance to amend the Tenant Anti­Harassment Ordinance (Ordinance No. 187109) with the changes consistent with state and federal statutes. Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED (3) 23­0038­S6 Motion (Hernandez, Raman, Harris­Dawson ­ Blumenfield) relative to instructing the Los Angeles Housing Department, in consultation with ACT­ LA and other organizations, to report on identifying strategic financing tools that support achievement of Measure ULA goals for permanent affordability and resident governance in social housing. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Hernandez, Raman, Harris­Dawson – Blumenfield) as amended – (4) Yes; (1) Absent (4) 18­0610­S3 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance relative to adding Article 6 to Chapter XVI of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to establish a City Funded Counsel for Tenants Program and CEQA exemption determination through Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines and Article II, Section 1 of the City CEQA Guidelines. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED as amended – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Padilla (5) 20­0841­S50 CDs 5,9,11,14 City Administrative Officer and Bureau of Engineering reports relative to  Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines and Article II, Section 1 of the City CEQA Guidelines. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED as amended – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Padilla (5) 20­0841­S50 CDs 5,9,11,14 City Administrative Officer and Bureau of Engineering reports relative to relative to the Twenty­Fifth report regarding the COVID­19 Homelessness Roadmap Funding recommendations; and funding, lease, and operation of residential interim housing/navigation center at 1725 South La Cienega 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, Government Code Section 65660(b), applicable to City of Los Angeles (City) low barrier navigation centers; Government Code Section 8698.4, governing homeless shelter projects under a shelter crisis declaration; and PRC Section 21080(b)(4) and State CEQA Guidelines, 14 California Code of Regulations (CCR) Section 15269(c), as specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency; and lease or lease modification or transfer for the interim housing/navigation center at 1479 South La Cienega Boulevard for those experiencing homelessness, and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption determination that, consistent with the Notices of Exemption already in the City Council's prior actions (C.F. 19­1350), 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; and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer and Bureau of Engineering reports dated 8­1­ 24 – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Padilla (6) 23­1022­S6 City Administrative Officer and Bureau of Engineering reports relative to a construction, lease, and operation of residential interim housing/navigation centers at 600 E. 116th Place and 503 San Fernando Road and tiny home villages at 7724 Van Nuys Boulevard and 8358 San Fernando Road for those experiencing homelessness; and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption determination that, the projects are statutorily exempt under Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21080.27, Government Code Section 65660(b), applicable to City of Los Angeles (City) low barrier navigation centers; Government Code Section 8698.4, governing homeless shelter projects under a shelter crisis declaration; and  24 – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Padilla (6) 23­1022­S6 City Administrative Officer and Bureau of Engineering reports relative to a construction, lease, and operation of residential interim housing/navigation centers at 600 E. 116th Place and 503 San Fernando Road and tiny home villages at 7724 Van Nuys Boulevard and 8358 San Fernando Road for those experiencing homelessness; and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption determination that, the projects are statutorily exempt under Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21080.27, Government Code Section 65660(b), applicable to City of Los Angeles (City) low barrier navigation centers; Government Code Section 8698.4, governing homeless shelter projects under a shelter crisis declaration; and PRC Section 21080(b)(4) and State CEQA Guidelines, 14 California Code of Regulations (CCR) Section 15269(c), as specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency; and Second report for the Alliance Settlement Agreement Program Funding Recommendations. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer and Bureau of Engineering reports dated 8­1­ 24 – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Padilla (7) 22­1545­S20 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency Account – General City Purposes Fund 17th Status report as of June 30, 2024. (Referred to Housing and Homelessness and Budget, Finance and Innovation Committees) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED as amended City Administrative Officer report dated 8­1­24 – (3) Yes; (1) No: Rodriguez (1) Absent: Padilla (8) 22­1545­S17 CONTINUED FROM JUNE 5, 2024 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency Account – General City Purposes Fund 14th Status Report for the week ending April 12, 2024. Fiscal Impact Statement: No  APPROVED as amended City Administrative Officer report dated 8­1­24 – (3) Yes; (1) No: Rodriguez (1) Absent: Padilla (8) 22­1545­S17 CONTINUED FROM JUNE 5, 2024 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency Account – General City Purposes Fund 14th Status Report for the week ending April 12, 2024. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted NOTED and FILED City Administrative Officer report dated 4­30­24 – (3) Yes; (1) No: Rodriguez (1) Absent: Padilla (9) 22­1545­S18 CONTINUED FROM JUNE 5, 2024 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency Account – General City Purposes Fund 15th Status Report for the week ending May 17, 2024. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted NOTED and FILED City Administrative Officer report dated 5­31­24 – (3) Yes; (1) No: Rodriguez (1) Absent: Padilla (10) 23­1022­S5 CONTINUED FROM JUNE 5, 2024 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. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 5­31­24 – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Padilla (11) 19­0126­S2 CD 4 Municipal Facilities Committee report relative to authorizing the Department of General Services to negotiate and execute a lease amendment with the People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) for the City­ owned property located at 3210 and 3248 Riverside Drive, for use as a  Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 5­31­24 – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Padilla (11) 19­0126­S2 CD 4 Municipal Facilities Committee report relative to authorizing the Department of General Services to negotiate and execute a lease amendment with the People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) for the City­ owned property located at 3210 and 3248 Riverside Drive, for use as a temporary bridge housing facility. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Municipal Facilities Committee report dated 7­29­2024 – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Padilla (12) 17­0090­S23 Proposition HHH Administrative Oversight Committee report relative to the amendment to the Prop HHH Fiscal Year 2020­2021 Project Expenditure Plan for Homekey Round 2 projects, to specify that the Prop HHH funding reduce commitment for two Homekey Round 2 projects. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Proposition HHH Administrative Oversight Committee report dated 7­5­ 24 – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Padilla (13) 17­0090­S25 Proposition HHH Administrative Oversight Committee report relative to the Quarterly Reports for Prop HHH Fiscal Years 2023­2024 (July 1, 2023 ­ March 31, 2024). Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted NOTED and FILED the Proposition HHH Administrative Oversight Committee report dated 7­5­24 – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Padilla (14) 16­0600­S145 CD 10 City Administrative Officer and Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) reports relative to requesting the General Manager, LAHD, or designee, to extend the term of the Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA) with  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted NOTED and FILED the Proposition HHH Administrative Oversight Committee report dated 7­5­24 – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Padilla (14) 16­0600­S145 CD 10 City Administrative Officer and Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) reports relative to requesting the General Manager, LAHD, or designee, to extend the term of the Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA) with Women Organizing Resources Knowledge and Services (WORKS) and GTM Holdings for the development of affordable housing on various city­ owned properties. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 8­1­24 and NOTED and FILED the Los Angeles Housing Department report 7­22­24 – (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Blumenfield, Padilla (15) 23­1248 CD 7 Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to a request for authority to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) to select a qualified affordable housing developer for the disposition and operation of affordable housing on an occupied residential City­owned property located at 12157 San Fernando Road. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Los Angeles Housing Department report dated 10­4­23 – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Padilla (16) 24­0293 Motion (Rodriguez ­ Blumenfield) relative to instructing the City Administrative Officer to report on the total amount of investments the City made on homeless programs and services related to Project Roomkey during COVID­19, that the City anticipated would be reimbursed by Federal Emergency Management Agency. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez – Blumenfield) 10­4­23 – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Padilla (17) 23­0479­S1 Motion (Park ­ Padilla) relative to instructing the Housing Department and  Administrative Officer to report on the total amount of investments the City made on homeless programs and services related to Project Roomkey during COVID­19, that the City anticipated would be reimbursed by Federal Emergency Management Agency. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez – Blumenfield) 10­4­23 – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Padilla (17) 23­0479­S1 Motion (Park ­ Padilla) relative to instructing the Housing Department and requesting the City Attorney report with an analysis of Judge Ford's ruling in the matter of Barrington Plaza Tenant Association v. Douglas Emmett, Inc. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Park – Padilla) – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Padilla (18) 24­0140­S1 Motion (Park, et al. ­ Padilla) relative to requesting the City Attorney provide an analysis of the impact of the United States Supreme Court decision on City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, on the City's existing rules relative to sleeping, lying and storage of property in the public right of way and other public settings. 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