Housing and Homelessness — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2025-08-06
Time: 14:30

HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE

 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 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 BOB BLUMENFIELD


 (Luigi Verano - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1082
 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 Committee will take public comment from members of the public in-person 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 or call
(213) 978-1133 to allow time for scheduling. It is strongly encouraged that a request for interpretive services is made at
least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Interpretation requests are not a guarantee and are dependent on availability. You
will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available.



 MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT



 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT



ITEM(S)

 (1) 24-0536
 DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY
 Verbal update from the Los Angeles Housing Department and relevant
 departments relative to streamlining contracting and invoicing
 processes for homeless services providers.
 (Scheduled pursuant to Council action of May 14, 2024)

(2) 20-1524-S8
 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homeless Housing,
 Assistance and Prevention Program Round Six grant application. (This
 item is referred to the Housing and Homelessness and the Budget
 and Finance Committees)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(3) 22-1545-S31
 CD 6 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness
 Emergency Account – General City Purposes Fund 28th Status Report
 as of May 31, 2025; and minor improvements, funding allocation,
 lease, and operation for a period extending from September 1, 2025
 through December 31, 2027 for the Recreational Vehicle Storage Lot
 located at 16800 West Victory Boulevard, for those experiencing
 homelessness; and determination that the projects are statutorily
 exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Public
 Resources Code (PRC) Section 21080.10(c), applicable to contracts
 providing homelessness services and is categorically exempt from
 CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Article 19, Section 15301
 Class 1 (a) Existing Facilities; Section 15303, Class 3(e) New
 Construction or Conversion of Small Structures; and Section 15304,
 Class 4(f) Minor Alterations to Land.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(4) 25-0576
 Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to performance
 indicators to understand the impact of the City’s investments in
 regional homelessness response; and responsibilities assigned to the
 Bureau of Homelessness Oversight; and related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (5) 20-1524-S9
 Motion (Raman – Yaroslavsky) relative to identifying funding for a cash
 flow loan in the amount of $9,620,151 for quarter two funding
 requested by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. (This item
 is referred to the Housing and Homelessness and the Budget and
 Finance Committees)

 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., 00-0000) 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 subject-matter 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 agenda-items 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/clerk-services/cps/council-committee-meetings/info-assignments-structure

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) 978-1082. 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) 978-1960 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
peer-to-peer and third-party 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 TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English 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/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.

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, hard-of-hearing, 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.

JOURNAL – HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE

 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 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 BOB BLUMENFIELD


 (Luigi Verano - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1082
 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) 621-CITY (Metro), (818) 904-9450 (Valley), (310) 471-CITY (Westside) and (310) 547-
CITY (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 in-person 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) 24-0536
 DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY
 Verbal update from the Los Angeles Housing Department and relevant
 departments relative to streamlining contracting and invoicing
 processes for homeless services providers.
 (Scheduled pursuant to Council action of May 14, 2024)


 NO ACTION TAKEN
(2) 20-1524-S8
 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homeless Housing,
 Assistance and Prevention Program Round Six grant application. (This
 item is referred to the Housing and Homelessness and the Budget
 and Finance Committees)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated August 1, 2025 – (3) Yes
(3) 22-1545-S31
 CD 6 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness
 Emergency Account – General City Purposes Fund 28th Status Report
 as of May 31, 2025; and minor improvements, funding allocation,
 lease, and operation for a period extending from September 1, 2025
 through December 31, 2027 for the Recreational Vehicle Storage Lot
 located at 16800 West Victory Boulevard, for those experiencing
 homelessness; and determination that the projects are statutorily
 exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Public
 Resources Code (PRC) Section 21080.10(c), applicable to contracts
 providing homelessness services and is categorically exempt from
 CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Article 19, Section 15301
 Class 1 (a) Existing Facilities; Section 15303, Class 3(e) New
 Construction or Conversion of Small Structures; and Section 15304,
 Class 4(f) Minor Alterations to Land.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes
 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated August 1, 2025 AS AMENDED;
 APPROVED Bureau of Engineering report dated July 28, 2025 – (3) Yes
 (4) 25-0576
 Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to performance
 indicators to understand the impact of the City’s investments in
 regional homelessness response; and responsibilities assigned to the
 Bureau of Homelessness Oversight; and related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 CONTINUED TO DATED TO BE DETERMINED
 (5) 20-1524-S9
 Motion (Raman – Yaroslavsky) relative to identifying funding for a cash
 flow loan in the amount of $9,620,151 for quarter two funding
 requested by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. (This item
 is referred to the Housing and Homelessness and the Budget and
 Finance Committees)

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED


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., 00-0000) 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 subject-matter 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 agenda-items 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/clerk-services/cps/council-committee-meetings/info-assignments-structure

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) 978-1082. 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) 978-1960 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
peer-to-peer and third-party 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 TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English 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/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.

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, hard-of-hearing, 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.