City Council

(12) 25-1036 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR AND MEMBER, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE relative to options on adopting an ordinance establishing a maximum indoor temperature threshold for rental housing units in the City; and related matters. Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Hernandez, et al. - Soto-Martinez): 1. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD), the Department of City Planning (DCP), and the Department of Building and Safety (DBS), with the assistance of the City Attorney, to report in 180 days with options for an ordinance to adopt Chapter 11.20 of Title 11 - Health and Safety of the Los Angeles County Code to establish a maximum indoor temperature threshold for all rental housing units in the City, and to do so with the collaboration of Los Angeles County Agencies. 2. DIRECT the LAHD, the DCP, and the DBS to facilitate stakeholder involvement and feedback in order to receive input and recommendations for the report and process in order to effectuate the policy. 3. REQUEST the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP); and, DIRECT the Los Angeles Housing Department to report with recommendations to expand and align incentive and efficiency programs that allow renters to access and install energy-efficient air conditioning equipment, including updating previous shared programs such as Gateway-to-Green (G2G). 4. REQUEST the LADWP to report on existing renewable energy and energy-efficiency incentive programs available to apartment building owners, with recommendations for expanding support for the installation and long-term maintenance of efficient air conditioning equipment, such as by partnering with and promoting available local union-run Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) rebates. The report should also consider opportunities to layer incentives for complementary improvements, such as solar generation/storage and "cool roofs" on the same site. 5. REQUEST the LADWP to report with a thorough grid capacity analysis before adoption of an ordinance to avoid unintended risks to the power system. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.