Los Angeles City Council, Journal/Council Proceeding
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 - 10:15 AM

SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING



(For further details see Official Council Files)

(For communications referred by the President see Referral Memorandum)

ROLL CALL
Members Present: Blumenfield, Bonin, Buscaino, Cedillo, Englander, Fuentes, Harris-Dawson, Huizar, Krekorian, Martinez, O'Farrell, Price, Ryu and President Wesson (14); Absent: Koretz (1)
Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held
ITEM NO.(46)15-0087
15-0087

HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the 2016 Round 2 Funding Opportunity of the Strategic Growth Council’s Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program.

 

Recommendations for Council action:

 

  1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA), upon Council’s approval of final list of projects, to sign on behalf of the City of Los Angeles as an AHSC Co-Applicant as determined by the proposed criteria.

  2. DIRECT the General Manager, HCIDLA, to continue to lead the coordination, partnership and engagement with Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Department of City Planning, Department of Public Works and other City Departments, as necessary, in joint planning efforts and assessment of individual affordable housing projects to increase each AHSC applicant’s readiness and competitiveness for current and future funding rounds.

  3. APPROVE the proposed City AHSC strategy and co-application selection criteria.

  4. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, HCIDLA, to issue funding commitment letters and letters of support for affordable housing projects that meet the City’s AHSC criteria as outlined in the HCIDLA report to the Mayor dated February 19, 2016.

  5. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare the appropriate indemnification agreement and review the City’s insurance requirements for projects for which the City is a co-applicant.

  6. AMEND co-application selection criteria to include a required Letter of Support from the Council Office representing the district in which the project is located.

  7. INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst to prepare a resolution for Council approval in support of the AHSC projects that the City will partner with as a co-applicant or offer general support.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The HCIDLA reports that this action will not impact the General Fund.  Approving the above recommendations will allow the City to compete for up to $320 million in AHSC funding.

 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 

 

Adopted - FORTHWITH, (14); Absent: Koretz
(1)
Whereupon the Council did adjourn.
Adjournment

ATTEST: Holly L. Wolcott,  CITY CLERK

 

By:

 

      Council Clerk                                        PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL