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Committee approves midyear reprogramming to fund interim housing bed-rate increases
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Summary
The committee approved a CAO midyear funding and reconciliation report to reprogram unspent funds to cover a retroactive bed-rate increase to $80 for interim single-adult beds and other contract adjustments including Homekey match funding for Oaktree Inn.
The Housing and Homelessness Committee on May 21 approved a midyear funding and reconciliation report from the City Administrative Officer that reprograms unspent funds to support interim housing bed-rate increases, realigns some Project Homekey match funding and adds contract authorities to effectuate the changes.
Annabelle Gonzalez of the Mayors Chief Executive Office presented the recommendations and described three main components: (1) reprogramming unspent funds to support the interim bed-rate increase for the single-adult portfolio (the rate increased to $80 a night on Jan. 1, 2025 and staff said the report provides retroactive funding), (2) reprogramming HAP1 funds to ensure expenditures meet the HAP1 spending deadline of June 30, 2025, and (3) contract authorities and transfers for specific sites and pilot programs including Project Homekey match funding adjustments for Oaktree Inn (17448 Ventura Boulevard) and a pilot with Hope the Mission in Council District 3.
The CAOs office and CEO said funding sources for the adjustments include unspent HAP2 funds, prior-year additional homeless services general purpose funds and county roadmap agreement funds. Staff noted the bed-rate will increase again on July 1, 2025 and said those additional increases will be included in future budget reports.
Amendments considered and adopted in committee included language to appropriate up to $283,242 from HAP1 interest for expenditure corrections, a transfer of $2,271,385.87 from HAP funds to support a Project Homekey match for Oaktree Inn (Council District 4), and contract authority language to allow the LAHD to amend contracts and implement the recommendations. The report also adds a contract for a Council District 3 interim housing pilot operated by Hope the Mission through June 30, 2026 for $100,000.
Committee members questioned why staff was able to identify multi-year underspends only now; CAO staff said capacity constraints and a heavy reporting workload across agencies have slowed reconciliation and that recapturing prior-year savings was necessary to meet immediate expenditure deadlines.
The committee approved the item as amended (Council Member Grama: yes; Council Member Gerardo: yes; Council Member Blumenfield: aye).
