City Council

(6)\n20-1084-S4\nCONTINUED CONSIDERATION\nOF HOUSING AND\nHOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to executing\ncontracts between the City and various contractors to provide Eviction\nDefense Program and United to House LA (ULA) Homelessness\nPrevention Program services.\nRecommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR:\n1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Los Angeles Housing\nDepartment (LAHD), or designee, to execute contracts with\neach of the four contractors listed in the table contained under\nRecommendation No. 1 of the LAHD report dated February 10,\n2026, attached to Council file No. 23-0206, each within their\nrespective program category, for a three-year term commencing\non April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2029, in substantial\nconformance with the draft document attached to the LAHD\nreport dated February 10, 2026, attached to the Council file, as\nAttachment A, subject to funding availability, in compliance with\nthe City’s contracting policies, and approval of the City Attorney\nas to form.\n2. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LAHD, or designee, to\ndisencumber up to $1,400,000 in unexpended Fiscal Year 2025-\n26 encumbered funds from Contract No. C-138260 with Legal\nAid Foundation of Los Angeles within the House LA Fund No.\n66M/43, Appropriation Account No. 43CU19 - Short-Term\nEmergency Assistance, and to encumber the amount to the new\ncontract with the Southern California Housing Rights Center for\nthe continued purpose of providing short-term emergency\nassistance.\n3. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LAHD, or designee, to\nprepare Controller instructions and make any necessary\ntechnical or administrative adjustments consistent with the\nMayor and Council actions on this matter, subject to the\napproval of the City Administrative Officer; and, REQUEST the\nController to implement the instructions.\n4. INSTRUCT the LAHD to report quarterly to Council on status of\ncontractor's reporting requirements and metrics, and provide\nquarterly written reports on outreach plans and activities\nsubmitted by contractors.\n5. INSTRUCT the LAHD to report in 30 days on Recommendation\nNos. 6.ii, 6.iv and 7 of the Housing and Homelessness\nCommittee report dated November 29, 2023, attached to\nCouncil file No. 18-0610-S3, detailed below:\na. Provide a plan to implement the five-year phase in plan\nthat prioritizes vulnerable tenants based on zip codes or\ncriteria developed by the LAHD in collaboration with legal\nservice providers and community-based organizations.\nb. Report with a detailed annual spending plan for the\nprogram [Right to Counsel/Eviction Defense], subject to\navailable funding.\nc. Instruct the LAHD to report in regard to alternate methods\n(other than by Zip Code) for determining areas which are\nmost in need of Right to Counsel Program services.)\n6. INSTRUCT the LAHD to report on addressing homelessness\nprevention and funding reductions through the implementation\nof Emergency Rental Assistance Program, in close coordination\nwith the City's Family Source Centers.\nFiscal Impact Statement: The LAHD reports that the\nrecommendations in this report have no impact on the General Fund.\nFunding for the first year of the proposed contracts is supported by\nthe Fiscal Year 2025-26 ULA Expenditure Plan and the Senate Bill 2\nPermanent Local Housing Allocation Fund Year Four and Year Five\nallocations. Funding for the second and third years will be subject to\nfuture approvals of the ULA Expenditure Plan.