City Council

(35) 20­0841­S47 CD 2 STATUTORY EXEMPTION and HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a license agreement between the City and Hope the Mission (HTM) for a Department of Recreation and Parks­ controlled property located at 6099 Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Council District 2 for the operation of a Tiny Home Village (THV) interim housing site. Recommendations for Council action: 1. FIND that the license agreement and continued use of the THV interim housing facility located at 6099 Laurel Canyon Boulevard is statutorily exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Public Resources Code (PRC) section 21080.27 and Government Code Section 65660(b), applicable to the City of Los Angeles low barrier navigation centers, Government Code Section 8698.4, governing homeless shelter projects under a shelter crisis declaration, and under PRC Section 21080(b)(4) and State CEQA Guidelines, 14 California Code of Regulations Section 15269(c) as Friday specific actions necessary - April 26, 2024 - to prevent or mitigate an emergency. PAGE 36 The current leasing approval is an action toward implementing and 1. FIND that the license agreement and continued use of the THV interim housing facility located at 6099 Laurel Canyon Boulevard is statutorily exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Public Resources Code (PRC) section 21080.27 and Government Code Section 65660(b), applicable to the City of Los Angeles low barrier navigation centers, Government Code Section 8698.4, governing homeless shelter projects under a shelter crisis declaration, and under PRC Section 21080(b)(4) and State CEQA Guidelines, 14 California Code of Regulations Section 15269(c) as specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency. The current leasing approval is an action toward implementing and furthering the previously approved and exempt project. Please refer to Notice of Exemption found in the Bureau of Engineering report dated March 29, 2024, attached to Council file No. 20­0841­S46. 2. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Department of General Services, or designee, to negotiate and execute a license agreement with HTM to continue operating the THV interim housing facility on a Department of Recreation and Parks­controlled property located at 6099 Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Council District 2, under the terms and conditions substantially outlined in the Municipal Facilities Committee (MFC) report dated April 11, 2024, attached to Council file No. 20­0841­S47. 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 City Council’s approval of the 17th Roadmap Funding report (Council file No. 20­0841­S34), which allocated $4,026,000 of County Roadmap Agreement funds to support the operations of 200 beds located at this THV 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 Parks­controlled property and this is a no­cost agreement.