City Council

(4) 20-0841-S30 CDs 11, 13 & 14 STATUTORY EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15269(c), PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE (PRC) SECTION 21080(b)(4) and PRC SECTION 21080.27 (AB 1197); HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS and BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORTS relative to lease extension for continued use of the Crisis and Bridge Housing at 1215 North Lodi Place, 711 North Alameda Street (El Puente), and 11303 Pershing Avenue (West LA - VA Campus); the 15th report regarding COVID-19 Homelessness Roadmap funding recommendations; and related matters. HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: DETERMINE the actions that allow for the lease extension and continued use of the Crisis and Bridge Housing sites at 1215 North Lodi Place, 711 North Alameda Street (El Puente), and 11303 Pershing Avenue (WLA VA Campus) are statutorily exempt from California Environmental Quality Act under PRC Section 21080(b)(4), as specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency as also reflected in the State CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c); and under PRC Section 21080.27 (AB 1197) applicable to City of Los Angeles homeless shelters, as referenced in the Notice of Exemption dated January 26, 2023, attached to the Council file. APPROVE Recommendation Nos. 1 through 25 and Nos. 27 through 30, contained in the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated January 26, 2023, attached to the Council file No. 20-0841-S30. REPLACE Recommendation Nos. 7 and 16 contained in the CAO report dated January 26, 2023, attached to the Council file, respectively, with the following: REQUEST the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority to amend its Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 operation contracts with The People Concern in the amount of $707,752.92 to reimburse for the operations costs gap for FY 2021-22. AUTHORIZE the transfer of up to $72,000 of Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Round 2 (HHAP-2) Fund No. 64J/10, Account No. 10V753, CD 15 600 East 116th Place Tiny Home Village (THV) to HHAP-2 Fund No. 64J/10, in a new account entitled “6073 North Reseda Boulevard THV Pallets”, of wich $72,000 has been expended and encumbered udner a Purchase Order for pallet shelters that were meant for the project at 600 East 116th Place in Council District 15 and that will now be used for the THV at 6073 North Reseda Boulevard in Council District 3. BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: CONCUR with the February 1, 2023 actions of the Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting. APPROVE $978, 576 from AHS-GCP Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000931 to Fund No. 10A/43, Account No. 43WC11, Los Angeles Continuum of Care Administration for direct service funding of LAHSA administrative staff through June 30, 2023, Recommendation No. 26 of the CAO report dated January 26, 2023, attached to the Council file No. 20-0841-S30.