City Council

(16) 23-0600-S114 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - RAMAN - KREKORIAN - RODRIGUEZ) relative to clarification of the 2023-24 Budget instruction regarding funding for the implementation of the Inside Safe Initiative. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: AMEND the 2023-24 Budgetary Nondepartmental Footnote - No. 11 (Inside Safe Reserve) to replace the current language with the following: Authorize the Controller to transfer $25 million from the Inside Safe Reserve Account to the Homelessness Emergency Account any time during the fiscal year that the Homelessness Emergency Account shows an uncommitted balance below $25 million, until the full $184,300,000 in the Inside Safe Reserve Account is allocated, unless further action is taken by Council to modify the transfer instructions. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to provide written notification to the Mayor, Council and Controller any time the balance of the Homelessness Emergency Account is anticipated to be reduced to below $25 million; and, to provide notice 14 days prior to the request to the Controller to effectuate the transfer. The Council may change this transfer instruction with a simple majority vote, subject to the Mayor's veto. REQUEST the Mayor to provide one report each month to the Council regarding the Inside Safe Program, to be submitted on a schedule that allows for these reports to be heard at a meeting of the Council's Housing and Homelessness Committee. The report shall cover the programmatic elements of the Inside Safe efforts and shall cover the financial aspects of the program, including actual and planned expenditures and all contracts executed. REFER the report for unspent funds during the fiscal year, and actual and committed expenditures beyond Fiscal Year 2023-24 to to the Housing and Homelessness and Budget, Finance and Innovation Committees. (Housing and Homelessness and Budget, Finance and Innovation Committees waived consideration of the above matter) Motion (Blumenfield, Raman - Krekorian, Rodriguez) dated 1-12-24