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Council Approves Contracts for Housing‑policy Studies, City Says It Needs Outside Technical Help

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Summary

The council authorized roughly $399,000 for consultant contracts to develop relocation policy, preservation programs and other housing program tools after staff said the city lacks internal capacity to complete the program development work in house.

The Los Angeles City Council on May 9 approved a set of consultant contracts to help the Housing Department develop several housing policy and program proposals, including a citywide relocation policy, preservation programs for restricted affordable units, best practices and incentives for housing production, and a pilot receivership legal program. The council approved the item 12‑0.

Housing Department staff told councilmembers the city lacks the in‑house staffing and existing databases…

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