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Committee continues hotel-to-interim-housing ordinance to the call of the chair
Summary
An ordinance to allow tourist hotels and motels to be used for interim housing without abandoning hotel use was continued to the call of the chair after the mayor's office and Department of Homelessness requested additional time.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee took public comment on an ordinance that would allow tourist hotels and motels to be used for interim housing without losing their underlying hotel classification. The mayor's office and the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing requested additional time to refine the proposal; Chair Mirna Melgar moved to continue the item to the call of the chair and the committee approved the continuance 3-0.
Public comment included support from homelessness- and housing-focused speakers who said hotel conversions could quickly provide interim shelter. The Hotel Workers union requested time to review potential labor and operational impacts. Committee members said they would schedule the item when the mayor's office and departments are ready to present final language.
Committee action: Motion to continue to the call of the chair carried on a recorded 3-0 vote. The item will return when departments notify the committee.
