Housing and Homelessness — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2024-09-18
Time: 14:30

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only.


 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE

 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 ­ 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
 COUNCILMEMBER IMELDA PADILLA
 COUNCILMEMBER KEVIN DE LEÓN
 COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ


 (Jason Lopez – Legislative Assistant – (213) 925­2208 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) 23­0652­S5
 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency
 Declaration 2024­25 First Quarterly Report.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT


ITEM(S)

(1) 23­0652­S5
 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency
 Declaration 2024­25 First Quarterly Report.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(2) 22­1545­S22
 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency
 Account ­ General City Purposes Fund 19th Status report as of August 31,
 2024.
 (This item is referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee and
 Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee.)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: No submitted


(3) 12­1549­S20
 CD 6 Motion (Padilla – Raman) relative to initiating a review of City­owned
 parking lots located in the Van Nuys area to determine the suitability for
 development of affordable and/or supportive housing and replacement
 parking in conformance with the City's Asset Management Evaluation
 Framework and Affordable Housing Opportunity Site Review Process.
 (This item is referred to Government Operations Committee,
 Housing and Homelessness Committee, and Transportation
 Committee.)

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(4) 24­0536
 DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY
 Verbal update from the City Administrative Officer and Los Angeles
 Housing Department relative to streamlining contracting and invoicing
 processes for homeless services providers.
 (Scheduled pursuant to Council action of May 14, 2024)

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(5) 22­1578
(4) 24­0536
 DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY
 Verbal update from the City Administrative Officer and Los Angeles
 Housing Department relative to streamlining contracting and invoicing
 processes for homeless services providers.
 (Scheduled pursuant to Council action of May 14, 2024)

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(5) 22­1578
 DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY
 Verbal update from the City Administrative Officer relative to creating a
 standardized Request for Proposal and/or other process, for privately
 owned parcels and buildings to be considered for development or
 acquisition as interim housing sites, along with funding options of the
 recommended process.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(6) 23­0804
 Community Investment and Families Department report relative to the
 current identified needs and projected impact of anticipated funding cuts to
 the Survivor Services System, and identification of resources to support
 survivor services, and related matters.
 (This item is referred to Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging and
 Disability Committee and Housing and Homelessness Committee.)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging and Disability Committee
 approved this item on May 17, 2024)


(7) 24­0069­S1
 City Administrative Officer report relative to a proposed first amendment to
 contract C­143134 with GCAP Services, Inc., for prevailing Wage
 Compliance Services.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes


 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 TIME LIMIT FILE ­ NOVEMBER 3, 2024
 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes


 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 TIME LIMIT FILE ­ NOVEMBER 3, 2024


 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ NOVEMBER 1, 2024)


(8) 23­0038
 Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to proposed revisions
 and Interim Guidelines for the Fiscal Year 2023­24 ULA Expenditure Plan
 Income Support for Rent­Burdened At­Risk Seniors and Persons with
 Disabilities program.
 (This item is referred to Housing and Homelessness and Budget,
 Finance and Innovation Committees.)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(9) 21­0042­S8
 Los Angeles Housing Department and City Administrative Officer reports
 relative to a fee study and recommendations to administer Just Cause
 Eviction and expanded tenant protections for tenants citywide.
 (This item is referred to the Housing and Homelessness Committee
 and Personnel, Audits, and Hiring Committee.)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(10) 20­0841­S44
 CD 14 CONTINUED FROM JUNE 5, 2024
 Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority reports relative to an update on
 the L.A. Grand Hotel Demobilization Plan.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Related Council file No. 20­0841­S40)
(10) 20­0841­S44
 CD 14 CONTINUED FROM JUNE 5, 2024
 Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority reports relative to an update on
 the L.A. Grand Hotel Demobilization Plan.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Related Council file No. 20­0841­S40)


(11) 20­0841­S48
 CD 14 Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority report relative to financial
 projections associated with the demobilization of the LA Grand Hotel and
 the opening of the Mayfair Hotel.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(12) 24­0996
 Motion (Raman ­ Hernandez) relative to the City of Los Angeles funds Time
 Limited Subsidies (TLS) for individuals experiencing homelessness to
 lease market­rate housing units, providing low­barrier subsidies that allow
 individuals to move into permanent housing while receiving case
 management services to further stabilize them.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(13) 12­1690­S20
 Emergency Management Department report relative to using the
 Emergency Response Program shelters during extreme heat events during
 the summer.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(14) 24­1010
 Motion (Blumenfield, Padilla ­ Hernandez) relative to requesting the Los
 Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), with the assistance of the
 City Administrative Officer and Chief Legislative Analyst, to report on
 Housing Navigation, Document Readiness, and Housing Case
 Management.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 (14) 24­1010
 Motion (Blumenfield, Padilla ­ Hernandez) relative to requesting the Los
 Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), with the assistance of the
 City Administrative Officer and Chief Legislative Analyst, to report on
 Housing Navigation, Document Readiness, and Housing Case
 Management.

 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.

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
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.

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only.


 JOURNAL – HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE

 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 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 IMELDA PADILLA
 COUNCILMEMBER KEVIN DE LEÓN
 COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ


 (Jason Lopez – Legislative Assistant – (213) 925­2208 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) 23­0652­S5
 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency
 Declaration 2024­25 First Quarterly Report.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT


ITEM(S)

(1) 23­0652­S5
 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency
 Declaration 2024­25 First Quarterly Report.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 9­12­24 ­ (3) Yes; (1) No:
 Rodriguez; (1) Absent: De Leon
(2) 22­1545­S22
 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency
 Account ­ General City Purposes Fund 19th Status report as of August 31,
 2024.
 (Referred to Housing and Homelessness and Budget, Finance and
 Innovation Committees)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: No submitted


 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 9­12­24 ­ (3) Yes; (1) No:
 Rodriguez; (1) Absent: De Leon
(3) 12­1549­S20
 CD 6 Motion (Padilla – Raman) relative to initiating a review of City­owned
 parking lots located in the Van Nuys area to determine the suitability for
 development of affordable and/or supportive housing and replacement
 parking in conformance with the City's Asset Management Evaluation
 Framework and Affordable Housing Opportunity Site Review Process.
 (This item is referred to Government Operations Committee,
 Housing and Homelessness Committee, and Transportation
 Committee.)

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Motion (Padilla – Raman) ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent: De Leon
(4) 24­0536
 DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY
 Verbal update from the City Administrative Officer and Los Angeles
 Housing Department relative to streamlining contracting and invoicing
 Housing and Homelessness Committee, and Transportation
 Committee.)

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Motion (Padilla – Raman) ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent: De Leon
(4) 24­0536
 DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY
 Verbal update from the City Administrative Officer and Los Angeles
 Housing Department relative to streamlining contracting and invoicing
 processes for homeless services providers.
 (Scheduled pursuant to Council action of May 14, 2024)

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 NO ACTION TAKEN
(5) 22­1578
 DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY
 Verbal update from the City Administrative Officer relative to creating a
 standardized Request for Proposal and/or other process, for privately
 owned parcels and buildings to be considered for development or
 acquisition as interim housing sites, along with funding options of the
 recommended process.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 NO ACTION TAKEN
(6) 23­0804
 Community Investment and Families Department report relative to the
 current identified needs and projected impact of anticipated funding cuts to
 the Survivor Services System, and identification of resources to support
 survivor services, and related matters.
 (This item is referred to Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging and
 Disability Committee and Housing and Homelessness Committee.)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging and Disability Committee
 approved this item on May 17, 2024)


 APPROVED Community Investment for Familes Department report dated 4­26­24 ­ (4)
 Yes; (1) Absent: De Leon
(7) 24­0069­S1
 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging and Disability Committee
 approved this item on May 17, 2024)


 APPROVED Community Investment for Familes Department report dated 4­26­24 ­ (4)
 Yes; (1) Absent: De Leon
(7) 24­0069­S1
 City Administrative Officer report relative to a proposed first amendment to
 contract C­143134 with GCAP Services, Inc., for prevailing Wage
 Compliance Services.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 TIME LIMIT FILE ­ NOVEMBER 3, 2024


 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ NOVEMBER 1, 2024)


 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 9­4­24 ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent: De
 Leon
(8) 23­0038
 Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) reports relative to proposed
 revisions and Interim Guidelines for the Fiscal Year 2023­24 United to
 House Los Angeles (ULA) Expenditure Plan Income Support for Rent­
 Burdened At­Risk Seniors and Persons with Disabilities Program.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Housing and Homelessness Committee approved the revised
 LAHD report dated September 10, 2024 as amended on September
 18, 2024)


 APPROVED Los Angeles Housing Department reports dated 9­10­24 and 5­23­24 AS
 AMENDED ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent: De Leon
(9) 21­0042­S8
 Los Angeles Housing Department and City Administrative Officer reports
 relative to a fee study and recommendations to administer Just Cause
 Eviction and expanded tenant protections for tenants citywide.
 (Housing and Homelessness Committee approved the revised
 LAHD report dated September 10, 2024 as amended on September
 18, 2024)


 APPROVED Los Angeles Housing Department reports dated 9­10­24 and 5­23­24 AS
 AMENDED ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent: De Leon
(9) 21­0042­S8
 Los Angeles Housing Department and City Administrative Officer reports
 relative to a fee study and recommendations to administer Just Cause
 Eviction and expanded tenant protections for tenants citywide.
 (This item is referred to the Housing and Homelessness Committee
 and Personnel, Audits, and Hiring Committee.)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 9­12­24 and NOTED and FILED
 Los Angeles Housing Department report dated 7­22­24 ­ (3) Yes; (1) Absent: De Leon


(10) 20­0841­S44
 CD 14 CONTINUED FROM JUNE 5, 2024
 Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority reports relative to an update on
 the L.A. Grand Hotel Demobilization Plan.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Related Council file No. 20­0841­S40)


 NOTED and FILED Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority reports dated 6­19­24,
 6­26­24, 7­11­24 – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: De Leon
(11) 20­0841­S48
 CD 14 Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority report relative to financial
 projections associated with the demobilization of the LA Grand Hotel and
 the opening of the Mayfair Hotel.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 (11) 20­0841­S48
 CD 14 Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority report relative to financial
 projections associated with the demobilization of the LA Grand Hotel and
 the opening of the Mayfair Hotel.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 NOTED and FILED Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority report 4­11­24 – (4) Yes;
 (1) Absent: De Leon
 (12) 24­0996
 Motion (Raman ­ Hernandez) relative to the City of Los Angeles funds Time
 Limited Subsidies (TLS) for individuals experiencing homelessness to
 lease market­rate housing units, providing low­barrier subsidies that allow
 individuals to move into permanent housing while receiving case
 management services to further stabilize them.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Motion (Raman – Hernandez) – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: De Leon
 (13) 12­1690­S20
 Emergency Management Department report relative to using the
 Emergency Response Program shelters during extreme heat events during
 the summer.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED
 (14) 24­1010
 Motion (Blumenfield, Padilla ­ Hernandez) relative to requesting the Los
 Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), with the assistance of the
 City Administrative Officer and Chief Legislative Analyst, to report on
 Housing Navigation, Document Readiness, and Housing Case
 Management.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Motion (Blumenfield, Padilla – Hernandez) – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: De Leon


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.
 Management.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Motion (Blumenfield, Padilla – Hernandez) – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: De Leon


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.
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.