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Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting summary

Los AngelesApr 23, 20252 min read

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The Committee approved multiple homelessness-related actions including two City Administrative Officer status reports on the Homelessness Emergency Account, an interim housing bed rate adjustment for families, a lease with Los Angeles Mission for the Casa Azul A Bridge Home site, authorization to accept a federal Emergency Solutions Grant allocation, a sole-source contract with the Legal Aid Foundation for eviction defense services, and a motion on County affordable housing program implementation; one item on opioid remediation was held and a Section 8 impacts motion was continued.

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Committee members voted to approve funding and program recommendations for homelessness response, including status reports on the Homelessness Emergency Account and a change to family shelter bed rates. They authorized a lease for the Casa Azul A Bridge Home shelter and accepted federal grant funding to help house unsheltered survivors, which should support shelter capacity and services. The Committee also approved continued funding for eviction defense and tenant outreach. One report about opioid remediation was held for later consideration and a motion about Section 8 impacts was continued to a future date.

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Approved CAO 24th Status Report on the Homelessness Emergency Account (as of January 31, 2025)
Approved CAO 25th Status Report on the Homelessness Emergency Account (as of February 28, 2025) as amended
Approved CAO report adjusting interim housing bed rates for families
Approved motion to authorize or amend a Lease Agreement with Los Angeles Mission, Inc. for the A Bridge Home site (Casa Azul)
Approved motion on City policies to support implementation of Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency funded programs
Held Chief Legislative Analyst report on an opioid remediation program
Approved motion to negotiate/execute sole-source contract with Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles for eviction defense and homelessness prevention services
Approved Los Angeles Housing Department request to accept Emergency Solutions Grant-Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing funds and execute a contract with LAHSA
Continued motion on strategy for Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher holders to a date to be determined
Approved the Good Neighbor Pledge motion as amended to support a regional response to homelessness

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Housing and Homelessness Committee

Apr 23, 2025, 9:30 PMJOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 340, CITY HALL, 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012, MEMBERS:completed

Agenda

22-1545-S27 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency Account – General City Purposes Fund 24th Status Report as of January 31, 2025 and funding recommendations. (This item is referred to Housing and Homelessness and Budget and Finance Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
22-1545-S27
Decision: ITEM(S)
22-1545-S28 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency Account – General City Purposes Fund 25th Status Report as of February 28, 2025 and funding recommendations. (This item is referred to Housing and Homelessness and Budget and Finance Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
22-1545-S28
Decision: ITEM(S)
23-1348 City Administrative Officer report relative to the interim housing bed rates adjustment for families. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
23-1348
Decision: ITEM(S)
18-0941-S3 CD 1 Motion (Hernandez - Jurado) relative to authorizing a new, or amend an existing, Lease Agreement with Los Angeles Mission, Inc., for the A Bridge Home site located at 1920 West 3rd Street, also known as Casa Azul, in Council District One. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
18-0941-S3
Decision: ITEM(S)
25-0400 Motion (Raman - Harris-Dawson) relative to policies the City has adopted that can enable successful implementation of Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency funded programs that meet current and emerging challenges in the housing sector. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
25-0400
Decision: ITEM(S)
23-0670-S2 Chief Legislative Analyst report relative to an opioid remediation program. (This item is referred to the Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment, Budget and Finance, and Housing and Homelessness Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
23-0670-S2
Decision: ITEM(S)
20-1084-S4 Motion (Raman - Yaroslavsky) relative to negotiating and executing a new sole-source contract with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and encumbering funds from the House LA Fund for continued eviction defense, homelessness prevention, and tenant outreach and education services. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
20-1084-S4
Decision: ITEM(S)
25-0006-S75 Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to requesting authority to accept the allocation of Emergency Solutions Grant-Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing Federal Grant Funds and execute a contract with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. (This item is referred to Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery and Housing and Homelessness Committee.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
25-0006-S75
Decision: ITEM(S)
25-0347 Motion (Yaroslavsky, Raman - McOsker) relative to a strategy to identify impacts on current Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher holders who may be most at risk of homelessness in the event of significant funding shortages, potential rehousing options, and expediting Requests for Tenancy Approvals. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
25-0347
Decision: ITEM(S)
24-1573 Motion (Raman, McOsker - Harris-Dawson) relative to adopting the "Good Neighbor Pledge" to demonstrate a commitment to a regional response to homelessness. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
24-1573
Decision: ITEM(S)

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Minuteshttps://lacity.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument?meetingTemplateId=140354&compileOutputType=1

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