City Council

(6) 23-0803 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to reviewing the City’s current interim permanent Supportive or Affordable Housing permitting, approval, and communication process.  Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Blumenfield – Hernandez): INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), Mayor's Office, Bureau of Engineering, Department of General Services, Los Angeles Fire Department, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, Department of City Planning and Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD), and REQUEST the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority (LAHSA), to review the City's current permitting, approval, communication processes and include the following in the report: A process map for each interim housing model. Recommendations to further reduce construction timelines. Recommendations to improve communication between City Departments and contractors. Updates to current processes to accommodate new models of interim housing. Recommendations to better address evolving situations in a more expeditious and cost-effective manner such as: new prefabricated models, replacement of cabins, new fire alarm systems, hotel conversions/rehabilitation. Options for waiving fees for permits. Recommendations to implement a mechanism to review nightly bed rates as new models of interim housing emerge to ensure operation costs are covered. Recommendations for expediting interdepartmental transfer. Recommendations on establishing a revolving loan fund to enable departments to quickly access funding to pay for permits and fees associated with change orders, payment of replacement pallet shelter units, insurance, and other related costs. INSTRUCT the CAO, with the assistance of CLA, LAHD and LAHSA, to review interim site operator contracts and report back with recommendations to enhance good neighbor protocols.