Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting summary
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The committee received verbal updates on budget-related homelessness reports (no action) and noted and filed City Administrative Officer reports on interim housing beds and permanent supportive housing. The committee approved financing actions for two supportive housing projects (803 East 5th Street and Voltaire Villas), approved a Los Angeles Housing Department report on assessing concentration of housing ownership, approved initiating an RFQ for the Small Lots, Big Impacts initiative (as amended), approved a motion to align unique identifiers to track City-funded homeless services, and concurred with prior committee action to develop standardized immigration know-your-rights materials. Two items — conversion of the Ramada Inn site and a Seasonal Winter Shelter Program bed rate adjustment — were continued to a future date.
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What this means
The committee advanced financing and planning steps for supportive housing projects and approved several reporting and coordination efforts that aim to improve how the City tracks and evaluates homeless services and housing ownership trends. Some items were only updated verbally with no votes, and two items were postponed for later consideration. For a resident, this means the City is moving forward on specific supportive housing finance measures and on efforts to better track homelessness programs and housing market changes, while other topics remain under review.
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- Received verbal updates on budget instructions and 'Know Your Rights' training reports; no action taken (Items 1–2).
- Noted and filed City Administrative Officer reports on interim housing beds and permanent supportive housing units (Item 3).
- Continued consideration of Ramada Inn conversion to permanent housing and Project Homekey site status to a future date (Item 4).
- Continued the Seasonal Winter Shelter Program bed rate adjustment to a future date (Item 5).
- Approved issuing a supplemental tax-exempt multifamily revenue note up to $3,200,000 and related financing for the 803 East 5th Street Supportive Housing Project (Item 6).
- Approved issuing a supplemental tax-exempt multifamily mortgage revenue bond up to $1,900,000 and related financing for the Voltaire Villas Supportive Housing Project (Item 7).
- Approved the Los Angeles Housing Department report to establish a process for assessing concentration of ownership and corporatization of the City's housing stock (Item 8).
- Approved initiating a Request for Qualifications for organizations to participate in the Small Lots, Big Impacts Initiative, as amended (Item 9).
- Approved a motion to identify and align unique identifiers between the City and outside agencies to track City-funded homeless service programs (Item 10).
- Concurred with the Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee action directing the Los Angeles Housing Department to coordinate on standardized immigration know-your-rights materials and related analyses (Item 11).
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- ----- DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY Verbal update from the City Administrative Officer and other relevant departments/entities regarding the status of reports requested in Council file No. 23-1022-S18 and Exhibit H, Action No. 32, Instruction H of the 2025-26 Adopted Budget Council file No. 25-0600 relative to reducing the City’s homelessness spending by 10-15%; and related matters.-----Decision: ITEM(S)
- ----- DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY Verbal update from the Los Angeles Housing Department, Community Investment for Families Department, City Administrative Officer, Chief Legislative Analyst, and other relevant departments/entities regarding the status of reports requested in Council file No. 25-0847 relative to facilitating a “Know Your Rights” training amongst all City-funded homelessness outreach engagement, interim housing, or permanent housing service providers; and related matters.-----Decision: ITEM(S)
- 20-0841 City Administrative Officer reports relative to interim housing (IH) beds and permanent supportive housing (PSH) units within the City. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted20-0841Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-0590 City Administrative Officer reports relative to the status of converting the Ramada Inn located at 3130 Washington Boulevard in Council District 11 to permanent housing; and the status of Project Homekey sites from rounds one, two and three. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted24-0590Decision: ITEM(S)
- 23-1348 City Administrative Officer report relative to Seasonal Winter Shelter Program bed rate adjustment. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted23-1348Decision: ITEM(S)
- 20-1307 CD 14 City Administrative Officer and Los Angeles Housing Department reports and Resolutions relative to adopting the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act Resolution and Minutes; and issuing a supplemental tax-exempt multifamily revenue note in an amount up to $3,200,000; and executing related financing documents for the 803 East 5th Street Supportive Housing Project located at 803 East 5th Street in Council District 14. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Debt Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted20-1307Decision: ITEM(S)
- 21-1207 CD 13 City Administrative Officer and Los Angeles Housing Department reports and Resolutions relative to adopting the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act Resolution and Minutes; and issuing a supplemental tax-exempt multifamily mortgage revenue bond in an amount up to $1,900,000; and executing related financing documents for the Voltaire Villas Supportive Housing Project located at 316 North Juanita Avenue in Council District 13. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Debt Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted21-1207Decision: ITEM(S)
- 23-0840 CONTINUED FROM DECEMBER 3, 2025 Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to establishing a process to assess and report on trends related to the concentration of ownership and corporatization of the City’s housing stock that may negatively impact renters, limit small landlord ownership opportunities, and limit first-time homebuyer opportunities. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted23-0840Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-1259 Motion (Raman – Blumenfield) relative to initiating a Request for Qualifications to solicit interested organizations to apply to participate in the City’s “Small Lots, Big Impacts” Initiative (SLBI). Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Los Feliz Neighborhood Council For, if Amended: United Neighborhoods Neighborhood Council25-1259Decision: ITEM(S)
- 26-0090 Motion (Raman – Blumenfield) relative to identifying and aligning unique identifiers between the City and outside agencies to track City-funded homeless service programs. Community Impact Statement: None submitted26-0090Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0984 Motion (Jurado – Padilla) relative to instructing the Los Angeles Housing Department to report with recommendations to coordinate with immigration rights and tenant rights organizations to develop a standardized immigration know-your-rights information sheet; incorporating the standardized information sheet in the Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance bulletin; an analysis of the feasibility of utilizing Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA) dollars to fund rental support for those impacted by immigration raids; and related matters. (This item is referred to the Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee and the Housing and Homelessness Committee. The Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee approved this item as amended on September 19, 2025.) Community Impact Statement: Yes For: NoHo Neighborhood Council25-0984Decision: ITEM(S)
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