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Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting summary

Los AngelesSep 18, 20242 min read

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The committee approved multiple homelessness- and housing-related items — including quarterly CAO reports, funding for Time Limited Subsidies to help people lease market-rate units, a review of Van Nuys parking lots for affordable/supportive housing, LAHD program guidelines, and a contract amendment — while two verbal updates had no action and a heat-shelter report was continued.

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Committee members approved several actions intended to help people experiencing homelessness and to advance housing programs: short-term rental subsidies paired with case management were authorized, city-owned parking lots in Van Nuys were ordered reviewed for possible affordable or supportive housing, and Los Angeles Housing Department program guidelines and a contract amendment were approved. Two administrative updates on contracting and an interim-housing site procurement process were discussed but not decided, and a report on using emergency shelters for extreme heat was continued to a later date. For residents, this means the City is moving forward on subsidies and site-review planning, but some operational changes still need follow-up.

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Approved: City Administrative Officer report — Homelessness Emergency Declaration 2024-25 First Quarterly Report (City Administrative Officer report dated 9-12-24). Vote: 3 Yes; 1 No (Rodriguez); 1 Absent (De León).
Approved: City Administrative Officer report — Homelessness Emergency Account (General City Purposes Fund) 19th Status report as of August 31, 2024 (City Administrative Officer report dated 9-12-24). Vote: 3 Yes; 1 No (Rodriguez); 1 Absent (De León).
Approved: Motion (Padilla – Raman) to initiate a review of City-owned parking lots in the Van Nuys area for suitability for affordable/supportive housing and replacement parking. Vote: 4 Yes; 1 Absent (De León).
No action taken: Verbal update from the City Administrative Officer and Los Angeles Housing Department on streamlining contracting and invoicing processes for homeless services providers (Item 24-0536).
No action taken: Verbal update from the City Administrative Officer on creating a standardized Request for Proposal and/or other process for privately owned parcels/buildings to be considered for interim housing (Item 22-1578).
Approved: Community Investment and Families Department report on needs and projected impact of anticipated funding cuts to the Survivor Services System (Item 23-0804). Vote: 4 Yes; 1 Absent (De León).
Approved: City Administrative Officer proposed first amendment to contract C-143134 with GCAP Services, Inc., for prevailing wage compliance services (Item 24-0069-S1). Vote: 4 Yes; 1 Absent (De León).
Approved: Los Angeles Housing Department revisions and Interim Guidelines for the United to House Los Angeles (ULA) Expenditure Plan income support for rent-burdened at-risk seniors and persons with disabilities (Item 23-0038). LAHD report approved as amended. Vote: 4 Yes; 1 Absent (De León).
Noted and filed: Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority reports on the L.A. Grand Hotel demobilization plan and related financial projections (Items 20-0841-S44, 20-0841-S48). Vote: Noted and filed (4 Yes; 1 Absent: De León).
Approved: Motion (Raman – Hernandez) to fund Time Limited Subsidies (TLS) to help individuals experiencing homelessness lease market-rate units with low-barrier subsidies and case management. Vote: 4 Yes; 1 Absent (De León).
Continued: Emergency Management Department report on using Emergency Response Program shelters during extreme heat events; continued to a date to be determined (Item 12-1690-S20).
Approved: Motion (Blumenfield, Padilla – Hernandez) requesting LAHSA, with CAO and CLA assistance, to report on Housing Navigation, Document Readiness, and Housing Case Management. Vote: 4 Yes; 1 Absent (De León).

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