City Council

(1) Tuesday 24­0330 - April 30, 2024 - PAGE 4 motion to send an item "forthwith" if adopted by ten (10) votes, suspends these rules and requires the City Clerk to forward the matter to the Mayor, or other officer, without delay. RULE 16 MOTIONS ­ Council Rule No. 16, in part, allows a member to send an item directly to the Council without it having to go to a Council Committee first, by giving the City Clerk a motion (seconded by an additional member) during a Council session to be placed on the next regular available Council agenda. Los Angeles City Council Agenda Tuesday, April 30, 2024 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 ­ 10:00 AM Roll Call Approval of the Minutes Commendatory Resolutions, Introductions and Presentations Multiple Agenda Item Comment Public Testimony of Non­agenda Items Within Jurisdiction of Council Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held (1) 24­0330 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the creation of a department responsible for the development and management of the City’s Homelessness Programs. Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Rodriguez – Padilla): INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), with the assistance of the City Attorney, the City Administrative Officer (CAO), the Los Angeles Housing Department and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, to evaluate the creation of a City department of homelessness or other means of centralizing coordination and oversight of the following, as well as other issues identified by the CLA: a. The coordination of City funded outreach deployments including those related to sanitation and encampment response and coordination with the County of Los Angeles. b. The identification and development of potential sites for interim and permanent housing. c. Collection of real­time data related to homelessness and accountability of service providers Tuesday - April 30, 2024 - PAGE 5 d. Contracting processes. those related to sanitation and encampment response and coordination with the County of Los Angeles. b. The identification and development of potential sites for interim and permanent housing. c. Collection of real­time data related to homelessness and accountability of service providers d. Contracting processes. e. Emergency response. f. Homelessness prevention. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.