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CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) Adoption of an Ordinance Prohibiting Camping in Public Places Throughout the City; and (2) Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: February 13, 2023
Contact Person/Dept.: Jesse Mays, Assistant City Manager
Tevis Barnes, Housing and Human Services Director
Phone Number: City Manager's Office: (310) 253-6000
Housing and Human Services: (310) 253-5780
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (02/08/2023); Advisory Committee on Housing and Homelessness (02/09/2023); Landlord Tenant Mediation Board (02/09/2023), St. Joseph Center (02/09/2023), Exodus Recovery, Inc. (02/09/2023) and Upward Bound House (02/09/2023).
Department Approval: John Nachbar, City Manager (02/07/2023)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) adopt an Ordinance prohibiting camping in public places throughout the City; and (2) provide direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND
At the City Council Meeting on January 23, 2023, the City Council introduced an Ordinance prohibiting camping in public places. The City Council directed the City Manager to defer enforcement of the Ordinance until the City has completed the following three tasks: (1) open for occupancy 73 new units of interim and permanent supportive housing, known as Project Homekey, located at 3868 and 3900 Sepulveda Boulevard; (2) open for occupancy a safe-camping site with supportive services for up to 40 people on a City-owned parking lot at 10555 Virginia Avenue; and (3) enter into long-term agreements with local motels for additional rooms for temporary housing. These projects are expected to be completed later this year. In implementing the proposed Ordinance,...
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