Housing Committee — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2022-02-09
Time: 15:00

HOUSING COMMITTEE

 Wednesday, February 9, 2022

 ROOM 1050, CITY HALL - 3:00 PM
 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER GILBERT A. CEDILLO, CHAIR
 COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN
 COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON
 COUNCILMEMBER PAUL KREKORIAN
 COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE


 (Keyonna Kidd - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1071 or keyonna.kidd@lacity.org)

Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID-19, 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) 621-CITY (Metro), (818) 904-9450 (Valley), (310) 471-CITY (Westside) and (310) 547-CITY (San Pedro
Area).

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. 160 871 1866 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) 978-1133. 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

 Click here for agenda packets


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
Real-Time 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) 978-1960 or
ethics.commission@lacity.org.

 MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT

 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT

ITEM(S)

(1) 16-0703-S5
 Community Investment for Families Department report, dated January 10,
 2022, relative to a request to approve various actions related to the
 Opportunity LA College Savings Accounts program.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




(2) 22-0038
 Motion (Martinez – De Leon) relative to the resources needed to build out
 the City’s First-Time Homebuyer program and increase the number of
 loans and financing options provided to L.A. homebuyers.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




(3) 22-0040
 Motion ( Martinez – Cedillo) relative to a program to help low-income city
 residents and Community Land Trusts build and upgrade accessory
 dwelling units through new financial incentives that include financing for
 land acquisition and construction, and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




(4) 21-1216
 Motion (Rodriguez – De Leon) relative to the feasibility of using Tax
 Increment Financing to preserve and protect affordable housing citywide,
 including geographies that are not “high resource areas” as defined by the
 Citywide Inclusionary Housing Policy.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




(5) 21-0716
 Motion (Raman - Martinez) relative to the Tenant Anti-Harassment
 Ordinance's effectiveness, with data and metrics that the City Council may
 utilize.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




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., 00-0000).

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 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 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, 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 theFCC's
Disability Rights Office website.

JOURNAL – HOUSING COMMITTEE

 Wednesday, February 9, 2022

 ROOM 1050, CITY HALL - 3:00 PM
 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER GILBERT A. CEDILLO, CHAIR
 COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN
 COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS-
 DAWSON
 COUNCILMEMBER PAUL KREKORIAN
 COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE


 (Keyonna Kidd - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1071 or keyonna.kidd@lacity.org)

Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID-19, 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) 621-CITY (Metro), (818) 904-9450 (Valley), (310) 471-CITY (Westside) and (310) 547-CITY (San Pedro
Area).

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. 160 871 1866 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) 978-1133. 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

 Click here for agenda packets


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
Real-Time 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) 978-1960 or
ethics.commission@lacity.org.

 MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT

 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT

ITEM(S)

(1) 16-0703-S5
 Community Investment for Families Department, and City Administrative
 Officer reports relative to a request to approve various actions related to
 the Opportunity LA College Savings Accounts program.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 02-04-22 - (4) Yes; (1) Absent:
 Harris-Dawson
(2) 22-0038
 Motion (Martinez – De Leon) relative to the resources needed to build out
 the City’s First-Time Homebuyer program and increase the number of
 loans and financing options provided to L.A. homebuyers.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




 APPROVED Motion (Martinez - De Leon) - (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Harris-Dawson
(3) 22-0040
 Motion ( Martinez – Cedillo) relative to a program to help low-income city
 residents and Community Land Trusts build and upgrade accessory
 dwelling units through new financial incentives that include financing for
 land acquisition and construction, and related matters.
 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




 APPROVED Motion (Martinez - Cedillo) - (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Harris-Dawson
(4) 21-1216
 Motion (Rodriguez – De Leon) relative to the feasibility of using Tax
 Increment Financing to preserve and protect affordable housing citywide,
 including geographies that are not “high resource areas” as defined by the
 Citywide Inclusionary Housing Policy.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




 APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez - De Leon) AS AMENDED - (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Harris-
 Dawson; Amended as detailed in Committee Report
(5) 21-0716
 Motion (Raman - Martinez) relative to the Tenant Anti-Harassment
 Ordinance's effectiveness, with data and metrics that the City Council may
 utilize.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




 APPROVED Motion (Raman - Martinez) AS AMENDED - (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Harris-
 Dawson; Amended as detailed in Committee Report


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., 00-0000).

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 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 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, 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 theFCC's
Disability Rights Office website.