City Council

(3) 23­1022­S5 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Alliance Settlement Agreement progress as of March 31, 2024 and funding recommendations for future permanent supportive housing master leasing. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. APPROPRIATE $4,068,244 from Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program Round 3 (HHAP­3) Fund No. 65S/10, Account No. 10W746, FC­6 Administrative Costs to HHAP­3 Fund No. 65S/10, Account No. 10W741, FC­1 Interim Housing Operations and Capital Costs. 2. APPROPRIATE $3,780,421 from HHAP­3 Fund No. 65S/10, Account No. 10W742, FC­2 Skid Row Housing to HHAP­3 Fund No. 65S/10, Account No. 10W741, FC­1 Interim Housing Operations and Capital Costs. 3. APPROVE up to $8,316,666 of HHAP­3 funds for costs associated with Master Leasing including Time­Limited Subsidies. a. APPROPRIATE $8,316,666 from HHAP­3 Fund No. 65S/10, Account No. 10W741, FC­1 Interim Housing Operations and Capital Costs to HHAP­3 Fund No. 65S/10, in a new account entitled, “Master Leasing”. 4. APPROVE up to $7,970,364 of Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program Round 4 (HHAP­4) funds for costs associated with Master Leasing including Time­Limited Subsidies. a. APPROPRIATE to HHAP­4 Fund No. 66C/10, in a new account entitled, “Master Leasing” from the following accounts: i. $6,511,824 from HHAP­4 Fund No. 66C/10, Account No. 10Y783, FC­3 Rapid Rehousing and Housing Navigation. ii. $1,458,540 from HHAP­4 Fund No. 66C/10, Account No. 10Y785, FC­5 Youth Experiencing or At Risk of Homelessness. 5. As proposed sites are identified, INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), the City Attorney, and the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD), to report to Council with project costs, contract terms, metrics and benchmarks, and a risk management evaluation, as part of a request for expenditure authorization for each project. ii. $1,458,540 from HHAP­4 Fund No. 66C/10, Account No. 10Y785, FC­5 Youth Experiencing or At Risk of Homelessness. 5. As proposed sites are identified, INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), the City Attorney, and the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD), to report to Council with project costs, contract terms, metrics and benchmarks, and a risk management evaluation, as part of a request for expenditure authorization for each project. 6. 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. 7. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning and LAHD to report to Council on locations and total number of 100 percent affordable units created from Executive Directive One, including projects with permanent supportive housing. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no additional General Fund impact as a result of the recommendations in the report. The recommendations in the report utilize Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention funds, a grant held in a Special Fund, for homelessness interventions. There are possible future year fiscal liabilities as Time­ Limited Subsidies are valid for up to two years. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the recommendations contained in the report complies with the City’s Financial Policies.