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City Council renews homelessness emergency and orders 30-day review of impacts
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-1 to renew a local state of emergency on homelessness and adopted an amendment requiring city staff to produce reports and recommendations within 30 days on how to preserve interim housing sites, payments and contracting if the emergency ends.
The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-1 on a renewed emergency declaration addressing homelessness and adopted an amendment requiring rapid staff analysis of potential impacts if the emergency expires.
Council members approved the underlying emergency declaration (item 22) as amended after a prolonged discussion about whether the city has folded emergency measures into routine operations. The amendment, introduced by Council member Blumenfield and adopted as amended, instructs the Chief Legislative Analyst, the Chief Administrative Officer and the City Attorney to develop recommendations within 30 days for how to preserve interim housing sites on city property and ensure timely payment to service providers should the emergency lapse.
Why it matters: The emergency declaration has governed the city’s ability to use certain city properties and expedite contracting related to interim housing and other homelessness responses. Council members who pressed to end the emergency said the city…
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