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Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting summary

Los AngelesJun 18, 20252 min read

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Committee reviewed several homelessness funding reports and administrative updates, noted and filed the Alliance Settlement progress report, and concurred with prior action on the HHAP-6 grant. The Committee approved forming an Ad Hoc Emergency Housing Voucher working group, authorized reimbursements and a HOME loan for two affordable housing projects, and continued the Annual Homelessness Funding Report item to a future date.

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The Committee took steps to support housing and homeless services funding. Members agreed to create a working group to find local funding that helps people using Emergency Housing Vouchers stay housed, approved reimbursements and a loan to support two affordable housing projects, and agreed to revisit a detailed homelessness funding report at a later date. For residents, this means ongoing city efforts to fund shelters, navigation centers, and housing programs, and a new local effort to explore subsidies that do not rely on federal funding.

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City Administrative Officer report on the Alliance Settlement Agreement (progress as of March 31, 2025) was noted and filed.
Concurred with the June 11, 2025 action of the Housing and Homelessness Committee regarding the HHAP-6 grant application and related agreement (CAO and LAHSA update).
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Homelessness Funding Report and related funding/lease items (including multiple Tiny Home Villages, bridge housing, navigation centers, and service centers) were continued to a date to be determined.
Department of City Planning's 2024 Annual Progress Reports on the General Plan and Housing Element were received and filed.
Approved Motion (Raman – Soto-Martinez), as amended, to form an Ad Hoc Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) working group to identify funding solutions and evaluate a local subsidy program to keep people housed.
Approved disbursement of up to $749,331 from the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Fund to reimburse BRIDGE Housing Corporation for Sustainable Transit Infrastructure improvements at the Vermont and Manchester Project (CD 8).
Approved a loan of up to $2,700,000 from the HOME program to Southside LA Housing Partners, LP, for construction costs of the Southside Senior Housing Project (CD 8), as amended.

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Housing and Homelessness Committee

Jun 18, 2025, 9:30 PMHousing and Homelessness Committee, Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 2:30 PM, JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 340, CITY HALLcompleted

Agenda

23-1022-S17 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Alliance Settlement Agreement progress as of March 31, 2025. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
23-1022-S17
Decision: ITEM(S)
20-1524-S8 City Administrative Officer (CAO) report relative to the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program Round Six (HHAP-6) grant application and verbal update from the CAO and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) relative to a potential agreement with the County of Los Angeles and LAHSA to provide cash flow and reimbursement for the HHAP-6 grant award (This item is referred to the Housing and Homelessness and the Budget and Finance Committees) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Housing and Homelessness Committee previsouly approved this item as amended on June 11, 2025)
20-1524-S8
Decision: ITEM(S)
23-1022-S16 Statutory Exemptions, City Administrative Officer report and Bureau of Engineering report relative to the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Homelessness Funding Report; and funding allocation, lease, and continued use for a period of approximately one year for the Alexandria Park Tiny Home Village (THV)/low barrier navigation center located at 6099 Laurel Canyon Boulevard and the Harbor Park THV/low barrier navigation center located at 1221 South Figueroa Place; and for a period up to three years for the Caza Azul bridge housing/low barrier navigation center at 1920 West 3rd Street, for those experiencing homelessness; and determination that the projects are statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21080.27.5, applicable to low barrier navigation centers and Government Code Section 8698.4(a)(4), governing homeless shelter projects under a shelter crisis declaration; and funding allocation, lease, and continued use for a period of approximately two years for the 544 Town Avenue ReFresh Spot Homeless Service Center, for those experiencing homelessness; and determination that, the project is statutorily exempt from CEQA under PRC Section 21080.10(c) applicable to contracts providing services to people experiencing homelessness; and funding allocation, lease, change in service provider, and continued use for a period of approximately one year for the Eagle Rock THV/low barrier navigation center located at 7570 Figueroa Street, the Bridge Housing/low barrier navigation center located at 1533 Schrader Boulevard, the THV/low barrier navigation center located at 2301 West 3rd Street, the Bridge Housing/low barrier navigation center located at 2316 East Imperial Highway, the Bridge Housing/low barrier navigation center located at 310 North Main Street, the Bridge Housing/low barrier navigation center located at 3248 Riverside Drive, the Bridge Housing/low barrier navigation center located at 828 Eubank Drive, and the THV/low barrier navigation center located adjacent to and north of the Avenue 60 and Arroyo Drive intersection, for those experiencing homelessness; and determination that the projects are statutorily exempt from CEQA under PRC Section 21080.27.5, applicable to low barrier navigation centers and Government Code Section 8698.4(a)(4), governing homeless shelter projects under a shelter crisis declaration; and related matters. (This item is referred to the Housing and Homelessness and the Budget and Finance Committees) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
23-1022-S16
Decision: ITEM(S)
22-0403-S3 Department of City Planning report relative to the 2024 Annual Progress Reports on implementation of the General Plan and the Housing Element. (This item is referred to Planning and Land Use Management and Housing and Homelessness Committees) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted
22-0403-S3
Decision: ITEM(S)
25-0651 Motion (Raman – Soto-Martinez) relative to forming an Ad Hoc Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) working group to identify funding solutions to ensure that families and individuals housed can remain housed; and the feasibility of implementing a local subsidy program that does not rely on Federal funding sources to keep individuals housed. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
25-0651
Decision: ITEM(S)
25-0605 CD 8 Motion (Harris-Dawson – Jurado) relative to a request to disburse up to $749,331 from the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Fund to reimburse BRIDGE Housing Corporation for the construction costs of the Sustainable Transit Infrastructure improvements for the Vermont and Manchester Project located at 8505 Evermont Place in Council District Eight. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
25-0605
Decision: ITEM(S)
25-0608 CD 8 Motion (Harris-Dawson – Raman) relative to a loan of up to $2,700,000 from the Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) to Southside LA Housing Partners, LP, for construction costs of the Southside Senior Housing Project located at 1655 Manchester Avenue in Council District Eight. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
25-0608
Decision: ITEM(S)

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Agendahttps://lacity.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument?meetingTemplateId=142481&compileOutputType=1
Minuteshttps://lacity.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument?meetingTemplateId=142482&compileOutputType=1

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