Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting summary
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The committee approved the City Administrative Officer report for the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Round Six grant application and approved (as amended) CAO and Bureau of Engineering reports to fund, lease, and operate a Recreational Vehicle Storage Lot at 16800 West Victory Boulevard through December 31, 2027 with stated CEQA exemptions. Two items — a Los Angeles Housing Department report on performance indicators and a motion to identify a $9,620,151 cash-flow loan for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority — were continued to a date to be determined; one verbal update received no action.
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Committee members approved the City's report supporting a state grant application (HHAP Round Six), which advances the City's grant application process. They also approved actions to set up and operate an RV storage lot at 16800 West Victory Boulevard for people experiencing homelessness from September 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027; the City determined the project meets specified exemptions from California environmental review (CEQA), meaning no further environmental study was required under those exemptions. Two agenda items — a report on how the City measures homelessness response and a request for a $9.62 million cash-flow loan for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority — were postponed, so no decisions were made on those today. A verbal update about streamlining contracting and invoicing for homeless service providers received no action.
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- Approved City Administrative Officer report on the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program Round Six grant application (Item 2).
- Approved, as amended, the City Administrative Officer report and approved the Bureau of Engineering report to allocate funding, lease, and operate a Recreational Vehicle Storage Lot at 16800 West Victory Boulevard from September 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027; projects determined exempt from CEQA (Item 3).
- Continued Los Angeles Housing Department report on performance indicators and responsibilities assigned to the Bureau of Homelessness Oversight to a date to be determined (Item 4).
- Continued motion to identify funding for a $9,620,151 cash-flow loan requested by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority to a date to be determined (Item 5).
- No action taken on the verbal update about streamlining contracting and invoicing processes for homeless services providers (Item 1).
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- 24-0536 DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY Verbal update from the Los Angeles Housing Department and relevant departments relative to streamlining contracting and invoicing processes for homeless services providers. (Scheduled pursuant to Council action of May 14, 2024)24-0536Decision: ITEM(S)
- 20-1524-S8 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program Round Six grant application. (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 submitted20-1524-S8Decision: ITEM(S)
- 22-1545-S31 CD 6 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency Account – General City Purposes Fund 28th Status Report as of May 31, 2025; and minor improvements, funding allocation, lease, and operation for a period extending from September 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027 for the Recreational Vehicle Storage Lot located at 16800 West Victory Boulevard, for those experiencing homelessness; and determination that the projects are statutorily exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21080.10(c), applicable to contracts providing homelessness services and is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Article 19, Section 15301 Class 1 (a) Existing Facilities; Section 15303, Class 3(e) New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures; and Section 15304, Class 4(f) Minor Alterations to Land. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted22-1545-S31Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0576 Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to performance indicators to understand the impact of the City’s investments in regional homelessness response; and responsibilities assigned to the Bureau of Homelessness Oversight; and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted25-0576Decision: ITEM(S)
- 20-1524-S9 Motion (Raman – Yaroslavsky) relative to identifying funding for a cash flow loan in the amount of $9,620,151 for quarter two funding requested by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. (This item is referred to the Housing and Homelessness and the Budget and Finance Committees) Community Impact Statement: None submitted20-1524-S9Decision: ITEM(S)
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