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Budget panel approves $46 million transfer for InsightSafe motel operations, seeks county reimbursement details

2335883 · February 18, 2025
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Summary

The Los Angeles Budget and Finance Committee approved a $46 million transfer related to the Homelessness Emergency Account to continue InsightSafe motel operations and other interim housing costs, and requested follow-up reporting on county reimbursements, occupancy conversions and the claims process.

The Los Angeles City Budget and Finance Committee on Feb. 18 approved a transfer of roughly $46,000,000 from the Homelessness Emergency Account (General City Purposes Fund 20) to cover InsightSafe motel services, occupancy transitions and related costs.

Committee members pressed the City Administrative Officer(CAO) for specifics on what the transfer would fund and whether the county would reimburse the city for Alliance-settlement-eligible beds. Pedro Torres of the CAOoffice described the components of the request: "First off, there's $12,000,000 for InsightSafe booking agreements..." and he outlined additional amounts including a $27,700,000 request to advance provider costs and roughly…

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