Los Angeles
City Council
Agenda Item 54
(54) 221545S23 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) relative to the Homelessness Emergency Account General City Purposes Fund 20th Status report as of September 30, 2024. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. APPROVE and APPROPRIATE $150,000 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 1A. FY 202425 Funding Request (20th Status Report)”: a. 150,000 for FY 202425 lease with Metro for a RV Storage Lot. 2. AUTHORIZE the Mayor's Office to execute an amendment to the funding agreement between the City and County of Los Angeles (County) for Homeless Emergency Programs and Services (Contract #AO23603) to allow acceptance of additional funding in the amount of $4,300,400 from the County for Joint CityCounty Inside Safe encampment reimbursements for a contracted total amount of $6,160,400. 3. AUTHORIZE the Controller to deposit up to $4,300,400 to GCP Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000A15, Inside Safe Reserve from the reimbursement of Inside Safe operations costs from the County. a. Upon receipt of the County reimbursement, increase the appropriation in the up to amount of $4,300,400 to General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000A15, Inside Safe Reserve. 4. 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 approval of the recommendations in the report will not have an immediate impact on the General Fund given the recommendations use budgeted General Fund. However, as the GCP line items represent onetime allocations of General Fund dollars, there is a potential future General Fund impact in fiscal years 202526 and 202627 of up to $300,000 in leasing costs with Metro for the RV Storage Lot. 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. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Housing and Homelessness and Budget, Finance and Innovation Committees waived consideration of the above matter)