City Council

(16) 23­1022­S6 STATUTORY EXEMPTION and HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a construction, lease, and operation of residential interim housing/navigation centers at 600 East 116th Place and 503 San Fernando Road, and Tiny Home Villages at 7724 Van Nuys Boulevard and 8358 San Fernando Road, for those experiencing homelessness. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. DETERMINE that the construction, lease, and operation of the residential interim housing/navigation centers at 600 East 116th Place and 503 San Fernando Road and the Tiny Home Villages at 7724 Van Nuys Boulevard and 8358 San Fernando Road, for those experiencing homelessness, are statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21080.27, Government Code Section 65660(b), applicable to City of Los Angeles (City) low barrier navigation centers; Government Code Section 8698.4, governing homeless shelter projects under a shelter crisis declaration; and PRC Section 21080(b)(4) and State CEQA Guidelines, 14 California Code of Regulations (CCR) Section 15269(c), as specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency. 2. APPROVE $4,352,268 of Emergency Stabilization Beds Grant (ESB) funds to support the construction of the Tiny Home Village 600 East located -atAugust 13,116th 2024 Place with 64 beds in Council District 15. barrier navigation centers; Government Code Section 8698.4, governing homeless shelter projects under a shelter crisis declaration; and PRC Section 21080(b)(4) and State CEQA Guidelines, 14 California Code of Regulations (CCR) Section 15269(c), as specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency. 2. APPROVE $4,352,268 of Emergency Stabilization Beds Grant (ESB) funds to support the construction of the Tiny Home Village located at 600 East 116th Place with 64 beds in Council District 15. a. A P P R O P R I A T E u p t o $ 4 , 3 5 2 , 2 6 8 f r o m E m e r g e n c y Stabilization Beds Grant (ESB) Fund No. 67N/10, Account No. 10Y776, Emergency Stabilization Beds Grant to ESB Fund No. Fund No. 67N/10, 10A753, CD 15 600 East 116th Place THV, for the construction of the Tiny Home Village located at 600 East 116th Place with 64 beds in Council District 15. 3. APPROVE $9,077,181 of ESB funds to support the construction of the Tiny Home Village located at 503 San Fernando Road with 64 beds in Council District 1. a. APPROPRIATE up to $9,077,181 from ESB Fund No. 67N/10, Account No. 10Y776, Emergency Stabilization Beds Grant to ESB Fund No. 67N/10, in a new account entitled “CD 1 503 San Fernando Rd THV”, for the construction of the Tiny Home Village located at 503 San Fernando Road with 64 beds in Council District 1. 4. APPROVE $4,894,086 of ESB funds to support the construction of the Tiny Home Village units located at the Van Nuys Metrolink station, 7724 Van Nuys Boulevard, with 100 beds in Council District 2. a. A P P R O P R I A T E u p t o $ 4 , 8 9 4 , 0 8 6 f r o m E m e r g e n c y Stabilization Beds Grant Fund No. 67N/10, Account No. 10Y776, Emergency Stabilization Beds Grant to ESB Fund No. 67N/10, in a new account entitled “CD 2 7724 Van Nuys Blvd THV”, for the construction of the Tiny Home Village units located at the Van Nuys Metrolink station, 7724 Van Nuys Boulevard, with 100 beds in Council District 2. 5. APPROVE $9,387,727 of ESB funds to support the construction of the Tiny Home Village located at the Sun Valley Metrolink Station, 8358 San Fernando Road, with 208 beds in Council District 6. a. A P P R O P R I A T E u p t o $ 9 , 3 8 7 , 7 2 7 f r o m E m e r g e n c y Stabilization Beds Grant Fund No. 67N/10, Account No. 10Y776, Emergency Stabilization Beds Grant to ESB Fund No. 67N/10, in a new account entitled “CD 6 8358 Van Nuys Rd THV”, for the construction of the Tiny Home Village located at the Sun Valley Metrolink Station, 8358 San Fernando Road, with in 208 beds 2024 - Council District 6. 5. APPROVE $9,387,727 of ESB funds to support the construction of the Tiny Home Village located at the Sun Valley Metrolink Station, 8358 San Fernando Road, with 208 beds in Council District 6. a. A P P R O P R I A T E u p t o $ 9 , 3 8 7 , 7 2 7 f r o m E m e r g e n c y Stabilization Beds Grant Fund No. 67N/10, Account No. 10Y776, Emergency Stabilization Beds Grant to ESB Fund No. 67N/10, in a new account entitled “CD 6 8358 Van Nuys Rd THV”, for the construction of the Tiny Home Village located at the Sun Valley Metrolink Station, 8358 San Fernando Road, with 208 beds in Council District 6. 6. APPROPRIATE $1,283,581.84 of unspent funds from Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Funds Round 2 (HHAP­2) Fund No. 64J/10, Account No. 10V754, CD 14 850 North Mission Road THV to HHAP­2 Fund No. 64J/10, Account No. 10V771, FC­1 COVID­19 Homelessness Roadmap Operating Costs. 7. AMEND and REPLACE the approved Recommendation No. 32 relative to the 21st Homelessness Roadmap Report dated December 1, 2023 (Council file No. 20­0841­S40), to read as follows: a. REQUEST the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority to include 2377 Midvale Avenue with 33 beds in Council District 5 in the Fall 2024 procurement of its adult beds portfolio, or other qualifying competitive process, to identify a qualified service provider to operate the aforementioned interim housing site, expected to open no sooner than January 2025. 8. APPROVE and APPROPRIATE up to $169,248.02 from Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Funds Round 1 (HHAP­1) Fund No. 62Y/10, Account No.10S650, FC­1: A Bridge Home Capital and Operating Gap to the Capital Improvement Expense Program Fund No. 100/54, Account No. 00Y990, CD 5 Midvale IH for construction costs at the interim housing site. 9. APPROVE and APPROPRIATE $30,751.98 from HHAP­2 Fund No. 64J/10, Account No. to the Capital Improvement Expense Program Fund No. 100/54, Account No. 00Y990, CD 5 Midvale IH for construction costs at the interim housing site. 10. AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to: a. Prepare Controller instructions or make necessary technical adjustments, including to the names of the Special Fund accounts recommended for this report, to implement the intent of these transactions; and, authorize the Controller to implement these instructions. Tuesday - August 13, 2024 - PAGE 28 b. Prepare any additional Controller instructions to reimburse for construction costs at the interim housing site. 10. AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to: a. Prepare Controller instructions or make necessary technical adjustments, including to the names of the Special Fund accounts recommended for this report, to implement the intent of these transactions; and, authorize the Controller to implement these instructions. b. Prepare any additional Controller instructions to reimburse City departments for their accrued labor, material or permit costs related to projects in this report, to implement the intent of these transactions; and, authorize the Controller to implement these instructions. 11. INSTRUCT the CAO to report back at the next Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting with a plan to develop and bring online the nearly 4,000 remaining Alliance beds that have not been planned, and a budget proposal to develop and operationalize these beds. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports there is no General Fund impact as a result of the recommendations in the CAO report. The recommendations in the report utilizes the Emergency Stabilization Beds and Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention funds for homelessness interventions. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations in the report comply with the City Financial Policies in that budgeted funds are being used to fund recommended actions.