Housing and Homelessness

HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2025 ­ 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 YSABEL JURADO COUNCILMEMBER CURREN D. PRICE, JR. COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD COUNCILMEMBER ADRIN NAZARIAN (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 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 2025­26. (2) 18­0044­S4 CONTINUED FROM FEBRUARY 5, 2025 Statutory Exemption, Categorical Exemption, El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument report and Resolution relative to a proposed License ITEM(S) (1) ­­­­­ DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY 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 2025­26. (2) 18­0044­S4 CONTINUED FROM FEBRUARY 5, 2025 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. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (3) 23­0652­S8 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency Declaration 2024­25 Third Quarterly Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (4) 20­1524­S7 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. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (5) 21­0112­S7 CDs 4 & 12 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. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (6) 24­1480 Motion (Rodriguez ­ Blumenfield) relative to requesting a report from the Chief Legislative Analyst, with assistance from the City Administrative  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. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (6) 24­1480 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. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (7) 25­0207 Motion (Raman – Blumenfield, Yaroslavsky) relative to a resource and staffing plan necessary for the creation of a time­limited 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. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (8) 25­0108 Motion (Lee – Jurado) relative to assessing the necessary steps for submitting a City­wide 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. Community Impact Statement: None submitted 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. 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 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) 978­1082. For Telecommunications Relay Service for the hearing impaired, please see the information below. NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES If a member of the public is compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require them to register as a lobbyist and report this activity. More information can be found at Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. or at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. Further assistance can be found by contacting the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES A member of the public seeking to challenge a City action in court may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk prior to the public hearing in time reasonably to be considered by the Committee members. 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. TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) COMMUNICATIONS Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability, may be able to avail themselves of 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 caller 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 the FCC's Disability Rights Office website. Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the caller 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 the FCC's Disability Rights Office website.