City Council

(17) 23-0882 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS and GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to a framework for a citywide policy to guide the process, criteria, and timelines for formalizing property transactions and binding agreements related to site acquisition, rehabilitation, and renovations for City-owned interim housing, and related matters. Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (McOsker – et al. – Park): INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), with the assistance of the City Administrative Officer (CAO), City Attorney, Bureau of Engineering, Department of General Services, and any other relevant departments, to report to the Council in 30 days with a framework for a citywide policy to guide the process, criteria, and timelines for formalizing property transactions and binding agreements related to site acquisition, rehabilitation, and renovations, as well as operations and maintenance, for City-owned interim housing. This should include recommendations for guardrails that allow the City to maintain compliance with the City’s Fiscal Policy and an analysis of the City’s capacity to acquire and maintain properties for this use. Specifically, the report should include: Criteria and analysis for selected locations. Cross-coordination and personnel-related resources needed among City departments for these efforts. Objectives that a capital improvement plan related to the rehabilitation or renovations of the property should cover, as well as criteria related to selecting a property manager. An extended (5-10 years, preferably) outlook of operational, maintenance, and system costs, inclusive of the long-term availability of applicable funding from City, County, State, and Federal resources, such as Community Development Block Grants, or any other type of funding that does not result in potential impacts to the General Fund. An assessment of how potential sites are aligned with the City’s recently adopted Housing Element, including in the adequate sites inventory, candidate sites inventory, rezoning strategies, adaptive reuse, and other related policy programs. Policy change (fiscal, real estate, or other) that might be needed to formalize this model’s success in the City. INSTRUCT the CLA, with assistance from the Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department, Los Angeles Housing Department, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, and any other relevant departments, to report to the Council in 30 days on ways to work with local community members and stakeholders, both housed and unhoused, to help support the success of future sites. This should include the process needed for establishing Community Advisory Boards, a framework for helping guide the programming of services at the site, and any potential funding needed to ensure Community Advisory Boards meet their intended goals. INSTRUCT the CLA, with the assistance of the CAO, City Attorney, Bureau of Engineering, Department of General Services, and any other relevant departments, to include in their report the advantages and disadvantages of the City entering into long term lease agreements, and the feasibility of converting interim housing operations to longer term or permanent housing facilities. INSTRUCT the CLA, with the assistance of the CAO, to report in 30 days regarding how a policy like the one described above will influence the City's ability to meet its bed count goals as outlined in the LA Alliance settlement agreement, and the cost savings associated with services potentially being provided through that settlement agreement.