Committee approves homelessness emergency account reports, interim housing rates and adopts Good Neighbor pledge with amendments

Los Angeles City Council’s Housing & Homelessness Committee approved multiple homelessness-related administrative reports and motions on April 23, adopting an amended technical change to one CAO report and passing a regional Good Neighbor pledge while holding a proposal on opioid remediation for further work.

The committee approved two CAO homeless emergency account (HEA) reports (council files 24th and 25th HEA status reports) with a technical amendment to recommendation 2 of the second HEA; the amendment instructs Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) to amend agreement CDash145331 with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) to increase that contract amount by up to $2,083,334 to fund operations at the Mayfair Hotel through June 30, 2025, and to extend the contract term by 12 months through April 30, 2026, subject to City Attorney approval. CAO staff said the reports also add an administrative budget line so LAHSA can bill a 10% administrative fee for the InsightSafe program.

The committee approved an adjustment to interim housing bed rates for family sites, using the single-adult rates adopted in December 2024 as a baseline and factoring a 2.5 dependent ratio to…