City Council

(11) 20-0841-S29 CD 6 STATUTORY EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES COMMITTEE (MFC) relative to requesting authority to negotiate and execute a lease agreement with Volunteers of America Los Angeles (VOALA) for an interim housing site located at 9710 San Fernando Road in Council District 6. Recommendations for Council action: DETERMINE that the interim housing project involved in this approval is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).  Findings state that this site is statutorily exempt under Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21080(b)(4)  as a sepcific action necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency as also reflected in CEQA Guideline Section 15269(c); PRC Section 21080.27 (AB 1197) applicable to City of Los Angeles emergency homeless shelters.  The current leasing approval is an action toward implementing, and in furtherance of, the previously approved and exempt project. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, General Services Department (GSD), or designee, to negotiate and execute a lease agreement with VOALA for the “Tiny Home” interim housing site located at 9710 San Fernando Road in Council District 6, to operate an interim housing site under the terms and conditions substantially outlined in the GSD report dated January 26, 2023, attached to Council file No. 20-0841-S29.