LA County Board

9. Increasing our Capacity to Address Unsheltered Homelessness in\nAdvance of Major Sporting and Entertainment Events\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Instruct the Executive\nDirector of the Homeless Initiative, Chief Executive Office, in partnership\nwith the City of Los Angeles, LA 2028, the Executive Committee on\nRegional Homelessness Alignment, the Chief Executive Officer of the Los\nAngeles Homeless Services Authority, homeless service providers, local\ngovernments, and other relevant stakeholders, to develop a written regional\nstrategy by December 2025, with input from meetings with key\nstakeholders, to increase and sustain the capacity to address unsheltered\nhomelessness around areas where major sporting events will take place,\nincluding the following:\nAn approach for events on County property, unincorporated areas,\nand contracted cities, as well as a strategy for regional partnership on\nevents not directly under the County’s jurisdiction;\nAn approach for determining which encampments need to be\naddressed in preparation for these events;\nAn assessment of tools and best practices the County can leverage\nand/or augment to address encampments;\nAn assessment of how these events could impact current strategies\nfor utilizing hotels and motels for encampment resolution;\nA proposal for supporting unhoused individuals living in these\nencampments, with an emphasis on permanent housing solutions;\nA budget estimate associated with this strategy; and\nOpportunities to engage the philanthropic community, corporate\npartners, hosting sites, sports associations, and coordinating entities,\nto support implementation of this strategy. (24-3780)