City Council

(38) 23-1206 CD 5 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to utilization of the properties located at 11165 Missouri Avenue, 11168 Missouri Avenue, and 11171 Nebraska Avenue, respectively, including the required ingress and egress for staff and vehicles on-site, by the Bureau of Street Services, Bureau of Sanitation, and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and related matters. Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Yaroslavsky - Blumenfield): DIRECT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), in conjunction with the Bureau of Engineering (BOE), report back within 45 days on: The feasibility of temporarily closing all or a portion of Cotner Avenue between Nebraska Avenue and the southerly end of the West Los Angeles Sewer Maintenance Yard at 1924 Cotner Avenue for the purpose of standing up temporary homeless housing using RVs. The projected cost to develop the site and an estimate of the annual costs to operate the site, inclusive of utility services, hygiene and sanitation facilities, security, service provision, and potential funding sources to cover these costs. The departmental approvals and processes needed to implement this proposal. A timeline for project approval and site preparation, including a target operational date. DIRECT the Bureau of Street services, Bureau of Sanitation, and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to report back within 45 days on their utilization of the properties located at 11165 Missouri Avenue, 11168 Missouri Avenue, and 11171 Nebraska Avenue, respectively, including the required ingress and egress for staff and vehicles on-site. REQUEST the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, after being determined that the potential intervention is feasible by the CAO, in conjunction with the CAO and the street-based outreach teams in the area, and with requested input from the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative and the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Housing and Homeless Solutions, develop a plan for engaging the current unhoused residents along Cotner Avenue in order to transition them into the facility and to minimize displacement into the surrounding communities. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.