Housing and Homelessness — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2023-03-01
Time: 14:00

HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE

 Wednesday, March 1, 2023

 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 340, CITY HALL ­ 2:00 PM
 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)

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.gov/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


 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
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


 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT


ITEM(S)

 (1) 20­0841­S31
 City Administrative Officer and Bureau of Engineering reports relative to
 the lease extension for continued use of the Crisis and Bridge Housing at
 407 North Beacon Street (previously 515 North Beacon Street); and
 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption determinations
 that, consistent with the Notice of Exemption already in the City Council's
 prior action (Council file No. 18­0651­S3), the project is statutorily exempt
 under Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21080(b)(4) as specific
 action necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency as also reflected in
 CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c); and under PRC Section 21080.27
 (AB 1197) applicable to City of Los Angeles emergency homeless
 shelters; and the 16th report regarding COVID­19 Homelessness
 Roadmap funding recommendations; and related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes


 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (2) 23­0151
 Motion (Raman – Yaroslavksy) relative to applying, accepting and
 executing a new grant agreement for the Lead Hazard Remediation
 Program through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (3) 23­0172
 Motion (Yaroslavsky – Raman) relative to religious institutions and
 properties owned by faith­based institutions located in Council District 5;
 and current land use and zoning regulatory controls on these parcels; and
 information on State or local incentives that exist for the development of
 affordable and supportive housing at these locations; and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(3) 23­0172
 Motion (Yaroslavsky – Raman) relative to religious institutions and
 properties owned by faith­based institutions located in Council District 5;
 and current land use and zoning regulatory controls on these parcels; and
 information on State or local incentives that exist for the development of
 affordable and supportive housing at these locations; and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(4) 17­0090­S19
 Los Angeles Housing Department reports relative to increasing the Area
 Median Income limits in Proposition HHH funded projects serving veterans.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(5) 23­0109
 Motion (Park – Price) relative to the cyberattack targeted at the Housing
 Authority of the City of Los Angeles in December 2022.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(6) 21­1458
 CONTINUED FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2023
 Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to improving evaluation
 processes, contract procedures and timely payments between the City and
 the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority; and related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(7) 18­0610­S3
 Motion (Raman – Blumenfield – Et al.) relative to the establishment of a
 Right to Counsel ordinance and program; and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(8) 23­0206
 Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to implementing a Fast
 Track Solutions Loan Program for approved affordable housing projects.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 Right to Counsel ordinance and program; and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(8) 23­0206
 Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to implementing a Fast
 Track Solutions Loan Program for approved affordable housing projects.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(9) 22­1313
 CONTINUED FROM FEBRUARY 15, 2023
 City Administrative Officer report relative to a citywide rehousing strategy
 for people experiencing recreational vehicle homelessness; and related
 matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(10) 22­1324
 CD 7 City Administrative Officer report relative to the implementation and
 analysis of the citywide rehousing strategy for people experiencing
 recreational vehicle homelessness; and related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(11) 23­0104
 Motion (Blumenfield, Et al. – Lee) relative to the establishment of a Small
 Housing Provider Assistance Program; and instructions to identify federal
 and state sources of funds for the preservation of housing and support for
 rental debt relief.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (This item is referred to the Budget, Finance and Innovation
 Committee and the Housing and Homelessness Committee)
 Motion (Blumenfield, Et al. – Lee) relative to the establishment of a Small
 Housing Provider Assistance Program; and instructions to identify federal
 and state sources of funds for the preservation of housing and support for
 rental debt relief.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (This item is referred to the Budget, Finance and Innovation
 Committee and the Housing and Homelessness Committee)


 (12) DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY

 Verbal update from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority relative
 to the origin and evolution of the local Coordinated Entry System (CES),
 units that participate in CES and potential changes that would expedite
 placements in project­based permanent supportive housing units.



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.

JOURNAL – HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE

 Wednesday, March 1, 2023

 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 340, CITY HALL ­ 2:00 PM
 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)

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.gov/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


 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
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


 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT


ITEM(S)

 (1) 20­0841­S31
 City Administrative Officer and Bureau of Engineering reports relative to
 the lease extension for continued use of the Crisis and Bridge Housing at
 407 North Beacon Street (previously 515 North Beacon Street); and
 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption determinations
 that, consistent with the Notice of Exemption already in the City Council's
 prior action (Council file No. 18­0651­S3), the project is statutorily exempt
 under Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21080(b)(4) as specific
 action necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency as also reflected in
 CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c); and under PRC Section 21080.27
 (AB 1197) applicable to City of Los Angeles emergency homeless
 shelters; and the 16th report regarding COVID­19 Homelessness
 Roadmap funding recommendations; and related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED revised City Administrative Officer report dated February 24, 2023 and
 Bureau of Engineering report dated February 17, 2023 – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Harris­
 Dawson
 (2) 23­0151
 Motion (Raman – Yaroslavksy) relative to applying, accepting and
 executing a new grant agreement for the Lead Hazard Remediation
 Program through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED
 (3) 23­0172
 Motion (Yaroslavsky – Raman) relative to religious institutions and
 properties owned by faith­based institutions located in Council District 5;
 and current land use and zoning regulatory controls on these parcels; and
 information on State or local incentives that exist for the development of
 affordable and supportive housing at these locations; and related matters.
 executing a new grant agreement for the Lead Hazard Remediation
 Program through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED
(3) 23­0172
 Motion (Yaroslavsky – Raman) relative to religious institutions and
 properties owned by faith­based institutions located in Council District 5;
 and current land use and zoning regulatory controls on these parcels; and
 information on State or local incentives that exist for the development of
 affordable and supportive housing at these locations; and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Motion (Yaroslavsky – Raman) – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson
(4) 17­0090­S19
 Los Angeles Housing Department reports relative to increasing the Area
 Median Income limits in Proposition HHH funded projects serving veterans.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Los Angeles Housing Department report dated January 12, 2023 – (4)
 Yes; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson
(5) 23­0109
 Motion (Park – Price) relative to the cyberattack targeted at the Housing
 Authority of the City of Los Angeles in December 2022.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Motion (Park – Price) – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson
(6) 21­1458
 CONTINUED FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2023
 Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to improving evaluation
 processes, contract procedures and timely payments between the City and
 the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority; and related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Los Angeles Housing Department report dated February 28, 2023 AS
 AMENDED – (5) Yes
(7) 18­0610­S3
 Motion (Raman – Blumenfield – Et al.) relative to the establishment of a
 Right to Counsel ordinance and program; and related matters.
 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Los Angeles Housing Department report dated February 28, 2023 AS
 AMENDED – (5) Yes
(7) 18­0610­S3
 Motion (Raman – Blumenfield – Et al.) relative to the establishment of a
 Right to Counsel ordinance and program; and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Motion (Raman – Blumenfield – Et al.) AS AMENDED – (5) Yes
(8) 23­0206
 Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to implementing a Fast
 Track Solutions Loan Program for approved affordable housing projects.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Los Angeles Housing Department report dated February 22, 2023 AS
 AMENDED – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Lee
(9) 22­1313
 CONTINUED FROM FEBRUARY 15, 2023
 City Administrative Officer report relative to a citywide rehousing strategy
 for people experiencing recreational vehicle homelessness; and related
 matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes


 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated February 10, 2023 AS AMENDED
 – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Lee
(10) 22­1324
 CD 7 City Administrative Officer report relative to the the implementation and
 analysis of the pilot recreational vehicle (RV)­to­Home program in Council
 District 7; and related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 (10) 22­1324
 CD 7 City Administrative Officer report relative to the the implementation and
 analysis of the pilot recreational vehicle (RV)­to­Home program in Council
 District 7; and related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated February 24, 2023 – (4) Yes; (1)
 Absent: Lee
 (11) 23­0104
 Motion (Blumenfield, Et al. – Lee) relative to the establishment of a Small
 Housing Provider Assistance Program; and instructions to identify federal
 and state sources of funds for the preservation of housing and support for
 rental debt relief.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (This item is referred to the Budget, Finance and Innovation
 Committee and the Housing and Homelessness Committee)

 APPROVED Motion (Blumenfield – Et al. – Lee) – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson
 (12) DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY

 Verbal update from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority relative
 to the origin and evolution of the local Coordinated Entry System (CES),
 units that participate in CES and potential changes that would expedite
 placements in project­based permanent supportive housing units.

 NO ACTION TAKEN


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.
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.