Housing and Homelessness — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2023-06-07
Time: 14:00

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only.


 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE

 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2023 ­ 2:00 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, VICE CHAIR
 COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS­DAWSON
 COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ
 COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE


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

 Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com

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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.


 MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT


 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT


ITEM(S)

 (1) 23­1200­S50
 Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Adam
 Demuyakor to the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles.
 Financial Disclosure Statement: Not applicable
 Background Check: Completed

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (2) 22­1058
(1) 23­1200­S50
 Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Adam
 Demuyakor to the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles.
 Financial Disclosure Statement: Not applicable
 Background Check: Completed

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(2) 22­1058
 City Attorney report and Ordinance relative to amending Section 151.03 of
 Article 1 of Chapter XV of the Los Angeles Municipal Code relating to the
 Housing Appeal Board and adding a severability clause to Chapter XV.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(3) 22­0799
 Chief Legislative Analyst report relative to an overview of programs to
 prevent homelessness operated by the City, County of Los Angeles and
 Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority; and recommendations to
 improve and expand the prevention programs; and related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(4) 23­0479
 CD 11 Motion (Park – Krekorian) relative to the status of the Ellis Act process and
 relocation of tenants at the Barrington Plaza Apartments located at 11740
 Wilshire Boulevard in Council District 11.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(5) 23­0447
 Motion (Park – Krekorian) relative to the City's immediate and long­term
 role in the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE)
 Court Program.

 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 For: Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council



(6) 12­1549­S24
 CD 11 Motion (Park – Raman) relative to developing an affordable housing project
 on the City­owned property located at 6621 Manchester Avenue in Council
 District 11, in conformance with the City’s Asset Evaluation Framework and
 role in the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE)
 Court Program.

 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 For: Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council



(6) 12­1549­S24
 CD 11 Motion (Park – Raman) relative to developing an affordable housing project
 on the City­owned property located at 6621 Manchester Avenue in Council
 District 11, in conformance with the City’s Asset Evaluation Framework and
 Affordable Housing Opportunity Site Review Process.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(7) 19­0578­S1
 City Administrative Officer and Los Angeles Housing Department reports
 relative to executing amendments to add funding to the City’s Handyworker
 Program and Lead Technical Services contracts.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(8) 20­1203
 Los Angeles Housing Department reports relative to the expansion and
 retention of board and care facilities throughout the City; and related
 matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No


 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(9) 22­1545­S3
 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency
 Account fund status report for the week ending May 26, 2023.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(10) DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY

 Verbal update from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
 (LAHSA) relative to data collection practices, including the use of the
 Homeless Management Information System (HMIS); and LAHSA's role in
 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (10) DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY

 Verbal update from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
 (LAHSA) relative to data collection practices, including the use of the
 Homeless Management Information System (HMIS); and LAHSA's role in
 coordinating homelessness outreach Citywide.



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.

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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) 978­1133. For Telecommunications Relay Service for the
hearing impaired, please see the information below.

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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
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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.
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.