City Council

(13) 26-0512 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to best practices in contract management and administration to enhance accountability for Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and service providers who implement the revised Scope of Required Services for City Interim Housing and related matters. Recommendations for Council action: 1. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) and the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), and REQUEST the City Attorney and Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), with the assistance of the Housing Department (LAHD), to effectuate a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with LAHSA. 2. INSTRUCT the LAHD, CLA, and CAO, in coordination with LAHSA and the City Attorney, to develop program-based agreements, based upon Scopes of Required Services (SRSs) with associated Key Performance Indicators, as described in the CLA report dated April 8, 2026, attached to the file. 3. INSTRUCT the LAHD, CLA, and CAO, in coordination with LAHSA and the City Attorney, to implement an administrative amendments process relative to each SRS-based agreement, as described in said CLA report. 4. INSTRUCT the LAHD, CLA and CAO to add to each SRS the ability for the City to have control over placement at interim and permanent supportive housing sites. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.