Meeting

Called by Committee Chair

SPECIAL MEETING – Homelessness and Poverty Committee

Monday, November 15, 2021

ROOM 1010, CITY HALL - 10:00 AM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

MEMBERS:   COUNCILMEMBER KEVIN DE LEÓN
    COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN
    COUNCILMEMBER JOE BUSCAINO
    COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ
    COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD
     

(Leyla Campos - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1078 or [email protected])

Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID-19, this Los Angeles City Council committee meeting will take all public comment by teleconference.

The audio for this meeting is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.org/calendar. The live audio can also be heard at: (213) 621-CITY (Metro), (818) 904-9450 (Valley), (310) 471-CITY (Westside) and (310) 547-CITY (San Pedro Area).

Members of the public who would like to offer public comment on the items listed on the agenda should call 1 669 254 5252 and use Meeting ID No. 160 453 9676 and then press #. Press # again when prompted for participant ID. Once admitted into the meeting, press *9 to request to speak.

Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978-1133. For Telecommunication Relay Services for the hearing impaired, please see the information located at the end of this agenda.

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MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT

ITEM(S)

(1)
21-0730
CD 12
City Administrative Officer and Los Angeles Housing Department reports and Resolution relative to a request for authority to issue a tax-exempt multifamily revenue note for the Lumina Apartments, a 55-unit supportive housing project located at 10243 Topanga Canyon Boulevard in Council District 12
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(2)
21-0677
CD 15
City Administrative Officer and Los Angeles Housing Department reports and Resolution relative to a request for authority to issue a tax-exempt multifamily conduit revenue bonds or notes for the Avalon 1355, a 53-unit supportive housing project, located at 1335-1359 North Avalon Boulevard in Council District 15.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(3)
21-1246
CD 11
City Administrative Officer and Los Angeles Housing Department reports relative to a request for authority to adopt the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) Resolution and TEFRA minutes; and, issue tax-exempt multifamily conduit revenue bonds or notes for the Iris (formerly known as Barry Apartments) a 60-unit supportive housing project located at 2444 Barry Avenue in Council District 11. 
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(4)
17-0090-S15
Proposition HHH (Prop HHH) Administrative Oversight Committee report, dated November 10, 2021, relative to a report from the Los Angeles Housing Department requesting approval of an Amendment to the Prop HHH Permanent Supportive Housing Fiscal Year 2020-21 Project Expenditure Plan. 
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(5)
20-0841-S18
CD 13
Municipal Facilities Committee report relative to authorizing the Department of General Services to negotiate and execute a 60-month lease agreement with the Daughters of Charity Foundation to establish and operate an interim housing site for the property located at 2301 West Third Street, in Council District 13. (Also referred to the Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment)
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(6)
20-0841-S19
CD 13
Municipal Facilities Committee report relative to authorizing the Department of General Services to negotiate and execute a 60-month sublease agreement with Urban Alchemy to operate a Tiny Home Village interim housing site with up to 109 beds for the property located at 2301 West Third Street, in Council District 13. (Also referred to the Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment)
 
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(7)
21-0329
City Administrative Officer report relative to the status of the Request for Bids for the Bureau of Sanitation CARE/CARE+ Teams and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Homeless Engagement Teams. 
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. 
 
 
(8)
15-1138-S33
Homeless Strategy Committee report relative to the annual State Shelter Crisis Declaration Status Report pursuant to Government Code 8698.4 describing the City’s progress addressing its shelter crisis in the Fiscal Year 2020-21. 
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(9)
17-1001
Homeless Strategy Committee report relative to the Enhanced Comprehensive Homeless Strategy Quarterly Performance Report for the Second, Third, and Fourth Quarters of the Fiscal Year 2020-21.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(10)
18-0506
City Administrative Officer and City Attorney reports relative to the Phase II ECIVIS Grants Management Program, Grant Acceptance Packet for the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Los Angeles County Criminal Record Clearing Project supporting the City Attorney’s Homeless Engagement and Response Team (HEART). 
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(11)
21-0983
CD 14
Motion (De León – Raman) instructing the Department of General Services to enter into a lease agreement with the State of California for the site located at 1405 South Broadway in Council District 14; and, related matters. 
   
  Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(12)
21-1018
Motion (Rodriguez – Ridley-Thomas) instructing the City Administrative Officer, Chief Legislative Analyst, and the Department of General Services, in consultation with the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority, to report with an analysis on contracting with private storage facilities to provide Citywide distribution and access to storage facilities in order to effectuate a voluntary storage program. 
   
  Community Impact Statement: Yes

For: Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council 
 
 

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Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00-0000).

Telecommunication Relay Services

Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications methods, both for peer-to-peer and third-party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications.

Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers - generally telephone companies - are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user.

What forms of TRS are available?There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.

Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello. This is the relay service .. . " when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard-of-hearing, or has a speech disability.

For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit theFCC's Disability Rights Office website.