Committee advances housing and homelessness actions
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The committee approved 10 agenda items, including four Rent Adjustment Commission reappointments through May 20, 2030, housing loan amendments, and a temporary staffing contract for the Housing Department; the staffing contract passed 4-1, while the other approvals passed 5-0.
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Four members were reappointed to the Rent Adjustment Commission, and the committee approved actions involving real estate information services, rehabilitation loan agreements for Avalon Terrace/Nicolet Apartments, and staffing for the Rent Division. The committee also advanced measures addressing encampment cleanups during environmental emergencies, smoke remediation assistance for low-income residents, and regional homelessness-system changes. No action was taken on a proposed local housing subsidy program or on the federal homelessness funding update.
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- Approved the reappointments of Loraine Lundquist, Jerod Gunsberg, Carole Brogdon, and Dash Stolarz to the Rent Adjustment Commission for terms ending May 20, 2030; each passed 5-0.
- Approved authority to execute an agreement with First American Data Tree LLC for real estate information services; passed 5-0.
- Approved amendments to loan agreements for rehabilitation of the Avalon Terrace/Nicolet Apartments; passed 5-0.
- Approved a temporary staffing services contract for the Los Angeles Housing Department's Rent Division; passed 4-1, with Councilmember Hutt voting no.
- Approved instructions concerning suspension and public posting of CARE+ homeless encampment cleanups during declared environmental emergencies; passed 5-0.
- Approved a report on using Handyworker Program funding for smoke remediation assistance, including HVAC remediation, odor neutralization, and air filtration for seniors and other low-income residents; passed 5-0.
- Approved an amended motion seeking a report on the impacts of changes to regional homelessness coordination and the Coordinated Entry System; passed 5-0.
- Took no action on the proposed local subsidy program to help housed families and individuals remain housed.
- Took no action on the update regarding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fiscal Year 2026 Continuum of Care funding opportunity.
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