City Council

(19) 15-0087-S9 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the City’s recommended list of potential co-applicants for the Strategic Growth Council's (SGC) Round 7 Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: APPROVE the recommended list of potential co-applicants as outlined in Table 1 of the revised Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) report dated March 8, 2023, attached to Council file No. 15-0087-S9. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LAHD, or designee, to: Execute, on behalf of the City, a Joint Application Agreement, to sign all required AHSC Round 7 application legal documents for each of the projects selected by the AHSC City team that meet AHSC program thresholds and adopted City criteria (Council file No. 15-0087-S9), subject to the City Attorney approval as to form and legality. Prepare Controller instructions and any technical adjustments consistent with the Mayor and Council actions related to this matter, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions. DIRECT the General Manager, LAHD, or designee, in coordination with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Bureau of Engineering, Bureau of Street Lighting, Bureau of Street Services, and other City departments, as necessary, to report on the acceptance of AHSC Sustainable Transit Infrastructure (STI) and/or Transit Related Amenities (TRA) AHSC grant funding soon after the issuance of awards in August 2023. The report shall include, but not limited to, the following: Recommended administration and distribution of funds processed. Framework implementation of STI/TRA projects as awarded and approved by the SGC. Completion of timelines. Recommended agreements among the appropriate City departments for the successful coordination, process and completion of AHSC STI/TRA grant funded projects. INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) to prepare a Resolution for Council approval in support of the final AHSC Round 7 recommended projects that the City will partner with as a joint applicant. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.