Housing and Homelessness — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2023-01-24
Time: 12:00

JOURNAL – HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE

 Tuesday, January 24, 2023

 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 1050, CITY HALL ­ 12:00 PM
 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN, CHAIR
 COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD, VICE
 CHAIR
 COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS­
 DAWSON
 COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ
 COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE


 (Luigi Verano – Legislative Assistant – (213) 978­1082 or
 Clerk.HousingandHomelessness@lacity.org)

Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID­19, this Los Angeles City Council committee meeting will
take all public comment by teleconference.

The audio for this meeting is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.org/calendar. The live audio can also be
heard 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 should try one of the other
channels.

Members of the public who would like to offer public comment on the items listed on the agenda should call 1 669 254 5252
and use Meeting ID No. 160 807 0689 and then press #. Press # again when prompted for participant ID. Once admitted into
the meeting, press *9 to request to speak.

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) 978­1133. For Telecommunication Relay Services
for the hearing impaired, please see the information located at the end of this agenda.

 Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com


Note: For information regarding the Committee and its operations, please contact the Committee Legislative Assistant at the
phone number and/or email address listed above. The Legislative Assistant may answer questions and provide materials and
notice of matters scheduled before the City Council. Sign Language Interpreters, Communication Access Real­Time
Transcription (CART), Assistive Listening Devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To
ensure availability, you are advised to make your request at least 72 hours prior to the meeting/event you wish to attend. Due
to difficulties in securing Sign Language Interpreters, five or more business days notice is strongly recommended. For
additional information, please contact the Legislative Assistant listed above.

Notice to Paid Representatives: If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require
you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is
available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or
ethics.commission@lacity.org.


 MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT
phone number and/or email address listed above. The Legislative Assistant may answer questions and provide materials and
notice of matters scheduled before the City Council. Sign Language Interpreters, Communication Access Real­Time
Transcription (CART), Assistive Listening Devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To
ensure availability, you are advised to make your request at least 72 hours prior to the meeting/event you wish to attend. Due
to difficulties in securing Sign Language Interpreters, five or more business days notice is strongly recommended. For
additional information, please contact the Legislative Assistant listed above.

Notice to Paid Representatives: If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require
you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is
available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or
ethics.commission@lacity.org.


 MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT


ITEM(S)

 (1) 21­0042­S4
 Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Quality Act (CEQA)
 pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines and Article
 II, Section 1 of the City CEQA Guidelines; City Attorney Report No. 23­
 0016 and draft Ordinance, dated January 23, 2023, relative to amending
 Section 151.09 of Article 1, Chapter XV, and Section 165.03 of Article 5,
 Chapter XVI of the Los Angeles Municipal Code in furtherance of the public
 interest to avoid forfeiture, limit displacement and homelessness, and
 restrict evictions for nonpayment of rent that is not material as specified.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to
 Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2), (e)(3) to confer with its
 legal counsel relative to the threat of litigation (one potential case).

 FAILED TO APPROVE the recommendations contained in the City Attorney report
 (R23­0016) dated January 23, 2023 and Ordinance dated January 23. 2023, AS
 AMENDED – (2) Yes: Raman, Harris­Dawson; (1) No: Lee; (2) Absent: Blumenfield,
 Rodriguez; THE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE SUBMITS THE
 REPORT TO COUNCIL WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION, PURSUANT TO COUNCIL
 RULE 69.
 (2) 21­0042­S5
 Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Quality Act (CEQA)
 pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines and Article
 II, Section 1 of the City CEQA Guidelines; City Attorney Report No. 23­
 0017 and draft Ordinance, dated January 23, 2023, relative to adding
 Section 165.09 to Article 5, Chapter XVI of the Los Angeles Municipal
 Code to require payment of specified relocation assistance to certain
 tenants when the tenant elects to relinquish their rental unit due to the
 inability to pay rent increases as specified.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines and Article
 II, Section 1 of the City CEQA Guidelines; City Attorney Report No. 23­
 0017 and draft Ordinance, dated January 23, 2023, relative to adding
 Section 165.09 to Article 5, Chapter XVI of the Los Angeles Municipal
 Code to require payment of specified relocation assistance to certain
 tenants when the tenant elects to relinquish their rental unit due to the
 inability to pay rent increases as specified.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to
 Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2), (e)(3) to confer with its
 legal counsel relative to the threat of litigation (one potential case).

 FAILED TO APPROVE the recommendations contained in the City Attorney report
 (R23­0017) dated January 23, 2023 and Ordinance dated January 23. 2023, AS
 AMENDED – (2) Yes: Raman, Harris­Dawson; (1) No: Lee; (2) Absent: Blumenfield,
 Rodriguez; THE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE SUBMITS THE
 REPORT TO COUNCIL WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION, PURSUANT TO COUNCIL
 RULE 69.


If you challenge this Committee's action(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at
the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing.
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.

Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at
lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00­0000).

Telecommunication Relay Services

Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in
technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and
individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications
methods, 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 CA 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
theFCC's Disability Rights Office website.
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 CA 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
theFCC's Disability Rights Office website.