City Council

(2) 21-0329-S4 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to locations within the City covered by Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 41.18; expenditures of City resources on LAMC 41.18; housing provided through LAMC 41.18; and related matters. Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Yaroslavsky – Price): INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), in coordination with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), and other relevant City departments, including but not limited to, the City Administrative Officer (CAO), the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the City Attorney, the Bureau of Sanitation, the Bureau of Street Services, and with requested input from homeless service providers, the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative, and the LAHSA Lived Experience Advisory Board, to report within 60 days on: A list and map of all locations within the City currently covered by LAMC 41.18a-e. Total expenditures of City resources on LAMC 41.18 implementation, including but not limited to LAMC 41.18 sign installation, LAPD overtime hours, CAO staff allocation, and funding directed to LAHSA and other service providers for LAMC 41.18-driven outreach. An analysis of the effectiveness of the “Street Engagement and Management” procedures as stipulated in Attachment C dated September 2, 2021, attached to Council file No. 21-0329. The housing typology and referrals offered through the Streets Engagement Strategy to individuals prior to LAMC 41.18 designation, up to 6 weeks prior, and the breakdown of interim versus permanent housing. The rate of individuals accepting housing. The average duration of individuals being housed in both interim and permanent housing and the number of people still housed today that were provided housing through LAMC 41.18-driven engagement. The demographics of individuals placed in housing, including but not limited to race, gender, systems-involvement, and incidence of serious mental illness and substance use disorder. The rate and extent of repopulation in areas covered by LAMC 41.18. The number of citations issued by the LAPD related to LAMC 41.18 enforcement. Impact on public safety. Impact to passage of critical corridors and Americans with Disabilities Act access. Community acceptance of an intervention. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.