Committee advances housing and homelessness actions
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The committee approved 10 agenda items, including four Rent Adjustment Commission reappointments, rehabilitation loan amendments for Avalon Terrace/Nicolet Apartments, a temporary staffing contract for the Rent Division, and reports on encampment cleanup safety and homelessness-system changes. Most votes were unanimous at 5-0; the staffing contract passed 4-1, with Councilmember Hutt voting no.
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The committee moved forward several housing administration and tenant-related actions, including continued funding arrangements for apartment rehabilitation and added temporary staffing for the Rent Division. It also approved instructions to pause CARE+ encampment cleanups during declared environmental emergencies and to study smoke-remediation assistance for seniors and other low-income residents. Updates on local housing subsidies and federal homelessness funding received no action.
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- Approved the reappointments of Loraine Lundquist, Jerod Gunsberg, Carole Brogdon, and Dash Stolarz to the Rent Adjustment Commission through May 20, 2030, each by a 5-0 vote.
- Approved authority to execute an agreement for real estate information services by a 5-0 vote.
- Approved amendments to loan agreements for rehabilitation of Avalon Terrace/Nicolet Apartments by a 5-0 vote.
- Approved a temporary staffing services contract for the Los Angeles Housing Department's Rent Division by a 4-1 vote, with Councilmember Heather Hutt voting no.
- Approved instructions to suspend CARE+ operations in areas affected by declared environmental emergencies and establish a posting protocol for suspended homeless encampment cleanups by a 5-0 vote.
- Approved a feasibility report on using Handyworker Program funding for smoke-remediation assistance, including HVAC remediation, odor neutralization, and air filtration, for seniors and other low-income residents by a 5-0 vote.
- Approved an amended motion seeking a report on impacts of changes to regional homelessness coordination and the Coordinated Entry System by a 5-0 vote.
- Took no action on a proposed local housing subsidy discussion and an update concerning the Fiscal Year 2026 Continuum of Care funding opportunity.
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