City Council

(8) 20-0841-S45 CD 10 STATUTORY EXEMPTION and HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a lease amendment between the City and The Salvation Army for the Department of Recreation and Parks-controlled property located at 668 South Hoover Street (aka 625 La Fayette Place) in Council District 10, for the operation of A Bridge Home (ABH) facility. Recommendations for Council action: DETERMINE that the lease and continued use of the ABH facility located at 668 South Hoover Street is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Public Resources Code Section 21080.27 applicable to City of Los Angeles emergency homeless shelters, and under Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(4) as specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency as also reflected in State CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c). Please refer to the Notice of Exemption found in the Bureau of Engineering report dated December 1, 2023, attached to the Council file No. 20-0841-S40. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Department of General Services, or designee, to negotiate and execute a lease agreement with The Salvation Army for a property located at 668 South Hoover Street, Los Angeles, California 90057, in Council District 10, to continue operating an ABH facility under the terms and conditions substantially outlined in the Municipal Facilities Committee (MFC) report dated March 15, 2024, attached to Council file No. 20-0841-S45. Fiscal Impact Statement: The MFC reports that there is no anticipated General Fund impact at this time. On June 12, 2023, the Mayor concurred with the Council’s approval of the 17th Roadmap Funding report (Council file No. 20-0841-S34), which allocated $1,581,120 of County Roadmap Agreement funds to support the operations of 75 beds located at this Tiny Home Village through June 30, 2024. Future funding for operations at this site will be added in a forthcoming report. No funding was provided for leasing since this is a Department of Recreation and Parks-controlled property and this is a no-cost agreement.