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Committee approves EHV working group and two funding motions on consent; amendments added to loan motion
Summary
Items 5, 6 and 7 were approved on consent. Item 5 (EHV working group instructions) and item 7 (HOME loan increase to Southside Senior Housing Project) were amended before approval; item 6 (AHSC fund disbursement up to $749,000) was approved as presented.
On March 31 the Housing and Homelessness Committee took the following formal actions on consent: it approved item 5 (a motion to form an emergency housing voucher working group with specific CAO/LAHD/CLA reporting instructions), item 6 (a request to disburse up to $749,000 from the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities fund for a project in Council District 8), and item 7 (a motion to increase a HOME program loan to Southside LA Housing Partners LP by up to $2,700,000 for the Southside Senior Housing Project at 1655 Manchester Avenue). The committee approved the items 3–0 with one member absent.
Amendments and instructions: - Item 7 amendment (read into the record) replaced recommendations A1 and A2 to authorize the LAHD General Manager or designee to increase the previous loan commitments to Southside LA Housing Partners LP by $2,700,000 from HOME funds, bringing total city assistance for the project to $16,520,000, and to amend loan agreements subject to city attorney review. - Item 5 received an instruction amendment directing HACLA and requesting CAO, LAHD and CLA to report to council within 90 days on: (1) identifying one‑time funding options to keep Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) holders housed—examples listed included Measure A funds, Measure ULA funds, state Prop 1 funding and philanthropic sources; (2) identifying and transitioning eligible EHV holders to CoC slots and project‑based voucher turnover slots; and (3) crafting an exit strategy for EHV holders including case management and job readiness supports.
Roll call and outcome: The committee voted by roll call. Councilmember Grama voted yes; Councilmember Gerardo voted yes; Councilmember Blumenfield voiced “Aye.” The clerk announced "3 ayes" and the items were approved as amended where noted.
Where it matters: The HOME loan increase adjusts financing terms for a senior housing project in Council District 8. The EHV working group instructions direct multiple city and housing agencies to identify funding and transitions to preserve housing for EHV holders. The AHSC disbursement provides local AHSC funding for an identified affordable housing project.
Provenance: Amendments were read into the record and the roll call vote is recorded in the transcript.
