City Council

(12) 23-0033 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (KREKORIAN – PRICE – RAMAN) relative to the transfer of funds for the establishment of a new Homelessness Emergency Account; request for status updates on homeless outreach and engagements, referrals and placements, expenditures, and other metrics and data; updates on the Inside Safe Initiative; and related matters. Recommendations for Council action; SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: INSTRUCT the Controller to establish a new Homelessness Emergency Account within General City Purposes, Fund No. 100/56, Account No. TBD, to be administered by the Mayor for the purpose of implementing the initial pilot phase of Inside Safe, with funds to be expended by the City Administrative Offficer (CAO) as authorized and directed by the Mayor. INSTRUCT the Controller to transfer $23,462,698.25 from General City Purposes, Fund No. 100/56, COVID-19 Emergency Response Account, Fund No. 000955, to General City Purposes, Fund 100/56, Homelessness Emergency Account, No. TBD. INSTRUCT the Controller to transfer $26,537,301.75 from General City Purposes, Fund 100/56, Additional Homeless Services Account, No. 000931, to General City Purposes, Fund No. 100/56, Homelessness Emergency Account, No. TBD. INSTRUCT and/or REQUEST the following departments to provide weekly updates to the CAO with outcome data on homeless outreach and engagements, referrals, and placements, expenditures, and other metrics and data as requested by the CAO: Los Angeles Housing Department Los Angeles Department of Transportation Department of General Services Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works and all relevant bureaus Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority INSTRUCT the CAO to report every two weeks to the Council on the current status of the Homelessness Emergency Account, the transactions that have been approved in the prior two weeks, and the outcomes that the use of funds have achieved related to housing individuals and that this reporting continues until the termination of the Declaration of Local Emergency. INSTRUCT the CAO, in collaboration with the Mayor's Office, to report in 45 days with an update on the Inside Safe Initiative, that includes, but is not limited to, the following: Total number of people housed in permanent and temporary shelters Cost The types of services rendered Program outcomes The involvement of non-profit organizations and government agencies AUTHORIZE the CAO to make any technical changes and/or prepare any Controller instructions in order to effectuate the intent of these actions; and, authorize the Controller to implement those instructions. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Housing and Homelessness Committee waived consideration of the above matter) Motion (Krekorian - Price - Raman) dated 1-10-23