title
CC - CONSENT ITEM: (1) Authorization of Acceptance of a Grant Funding Award in the Amount of $257,108 from the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency Through the Westside Cities Council of Governments Under the Renter Protection and Homelessness Prevention Program; (2) Approval of the Council Standing Housing and Homelessness Subcommittee Recommendations on the Uses of the Grant Award; and (3) FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIREMENT: Approval of a Related Budget Amendment to Appropriate the Grant Funds.
body
Meeting Date: October 27, 2025
Contact Person/Dept.: Tevis Barnes, Housing & Human Services
Shannon Louis, Housing & Human Services
Phone Number: Housing and Human Services Office - (310) 253-5780
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: Advisory Committee on Housing and Homelessness (10/22/2025); Landlord Tenant Mediation Board (10/22/2025); and (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (10/22/2025)
Department Approval: Tevis Barnes, Housing and Human Services Director, (10/14/2025)
_____________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) authorize the acceptance of a grant funding award in the amount of $257,108 from the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA) through the Westside Cities Council of Governments (WSCCOG) under the Renter Protection and Homelessness Prevention Program (RPHP); (2) approve the Council Standing Housing and Homelessness Subcommittee recommendations on the uses of the grant award; and (3) approve a related budget amendment to appropriate the grant funds (budget amendment requires a four-fifths vote).
BACKGROUND
In 2022, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 679, the Los Angeles County Regional Housing Finance Act (SB 679), which created the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LAC...
Click here for full text