City Council

(14) 22-1475 HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Local Homelessness Plan and Investment Plan of Los Angeles County submitted to the California Department of Healthcare Services (DHCS); the Housing and Homeless Incentive Program (HHIP); funding to expand street medicine and mobile health/mental health van programs in the City; and related matters. Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Blumenfield – Rodriguez): INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) and City Administrative Officer (CAO) to report on: The Local Homelessness Plan and Investment Plan of Los Angeles County submitted to the DHCS, and how the City can be an active partner in meeting the priorities set by HHIP. Future funding needs to continue and expand street medicine and mobile health/mental health van programs in the City, utilizing HHIP and other funding sources. INSTRUCT the CAO and CLA, with the assistance from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), to report on how much funding can be supplanted from current expenditures on housing navigation and other housing sustaining services with HHIP funding. REQUEST the LAHSA to report on HHIP priorities shared with the Managed Care Plans for the Los Angeles Continuum of Care, along with budget for housing navigation and housing sustaining services for this current and next fiscal year. REQUEST the City Health Commission to report on the health, mental health and behavioral health needs of people experiencing homelessness in the City and how best to align the delivery of these services with the priorities set by HHIP. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.