City Council

(11) 22­1545­S20 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS and BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to the Homelessness Emergency Account – General City Purposes Fund 17th Status report as of June 30, 2024. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. APPROVE and APPROPRIATE $1,055,317.97 from Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000A15, Inside Safe Reserve to the General City Purposes (GCP) Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000959, Homelessness Emergency Account for the following with additional details in the section “Transfers from the Inside Safe Reserve Account” under “Table 1. Fiscal Year (FY) 2024­25 Funding Request (17th Status Report)”: a. $122,413.20 for projected FY 2023­24 costs associated with occupancy agreements b. $150,000.00 for an insurance claims adjuster for facility expenses. c. $100,000.00 for FY 2024­25 facility expenses and damages. d. $82,795.38 to reimburse City Administrative Officer (CAO) Risk Management for the Mayfair Hotel’s Property Insurance policy. e. $17,934.39 for FY 2023­24 Los Angeles Police Department Overtime costs associated with Inside Safe encampment operations from April 2024 through June 2024. f. $582,175.00 for a 25 percent advance for a congregate shelter site in Council District (CD) 14 with 58 beds. 2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to deposit up to $1,860,000 to GCP Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000A15, Inside Safe Reserve from the reimbursement of Inside Safe operations costs from the County of Los Angeles (County). a. Upon receipt of the County reimbursement, increase the appropriation in the up to amount of $1,860,000 to GCP Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000A15, Inside Safe Reserve. 3. APPROPRIATE $926,409.37 from the Mayor Fund No. 100/46, RSRC 4339, Miscellaneous Government Services to GCP Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000A15, Inside Safe Reserve, for the reimbursement of Inside Safe operations costs from the County. 4. APPROVE a new Inside Safe interim housing congregate bed rate of $110.00, which will also include services. 5. APPROVE an up to amount of $2,328,700 of GCP Homelessness Emergency Account funds for 58 beds at the congregate shelter site in CD 14 through June 30, 2025. Tuesday - September 3, 2024 - PAGE 16 reimbursement of Inside Safe operations costs from the County. 4. APPROVE a new Inside Safe interim housing congregate bed rate of $110.00, which will also include services. 5. APPROVE an up to amount of $2,328,700 of GCP Homelessness Emergency Account funds for 58 beds at the congregate shelter site in CD 14 through June 30, 2025. 6. INSTRUCT and AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Los Angeles Housing Department, or their designee, to execute a new, or amend the existing City’s General Fund contract (C­140706), with Los Angeles Homeless Services Agency to: a. Reflect the service funding in this report for: i. Congregate shelter site with 58 beds located in CD 14 with an associated up to contract amount of $2,328,700. 7. AUTHORIZE the 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. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no additional General Fund impact as a result of the recommendations in the CAO report dated August 1, 2024. The recommendations in the report utilize the City’s General Fund that was previously budgeted and approved 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.