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Council File 23-1348

Introduced
2023-12-01
Last changed
2026-05-08
Status
closed
Expires
2028-05-06
Mover
NITHYA RAMAN
Second
HUGO SOTO­-MARTÍNEZ
Initiated by
City Administrative Officer
References
Contracts: C-138675; C-135650; C-140706City Administrative Officer Report: 0220-05151-0508; 0220-05151-0538; 0220-05151-0599; 0220-05151-0623; 0220-05151-0651; 0220-05151-0656; 0220-05151-0759Chief Legislative Analyst Report: 24-01-0016

Brief

This file, initiated by the City Administrative Officer and moved by Councilmember Nithya Raman, covers periodic adjustments to the daily bed rates the City pays to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and contracted providers for interim housing serving homeless individuals and families. The file has cycled through multiple rate adjustment approvals since December 2023, with the Housing and Homelessness Committee and full Council repeatedly approving rate increases and contract amendments. Council adopted the most recent version 13-0-2 on May 6, 2026, and the file is now closed.

Full summary

This file addresses the bed rates the City pays to interim housing providers through LAHSA contracts, and has returned repeatedly since December 2023 as the City adjusts per-person daily payments to reflect rising costs and evolving service requirements. The City Administrative Officer initiated the file, with Councilmember Nithya Raman as the primary mover. Early rounds approved rate increases for adult and family interim housing and amended related contracts, including adjustments recommended through CAO reports in March and December 2024. A Chief Legislative Analyst report submitted in September 2024 examined practice standards and the scope of services required under the bed rate structure, providing a policy framework for ongoing procurement decisions alongside a concurrent LAHSA report on adult interim housing reprocurement. A significant strand of the file involves the County Roadmap contract with LAHSA (C-144656), which funded interim housing sites. In June 2025, Council approved extending the Roadmap contract from its original June 30, 2025 end date to September 30, 2025 to allow service providers to complete spending of County funds and submit final invoices. A September 2025 motion by Raman, seconded by Hugo Soto-Martinez, sought a further extension of the same contract through December 31, 2025, citing delays in funding approvals and contract amendments that had slowed providers' ability to invoice and required additional time to close out the County funding properly. Council adopted that extension in September 2025. The final major action involved the Seasonal Winter Shelter Program bed rate. A November 2025 CAO report had recommended a rate increase for that program, but the Housing and Homelessness Committee, at its April 10, 2026 special meeting, rejected that specific recommendation and instead directed the CAO to hold the daily bed rate for the Seasonal Weather Shelter Program steady. The committee also directed the CAO to study expanding the All Weather Shelter Voucher Program and to engage Los Angeles County about establishing a County-run All Weather Shelter Program with City funding support. The CAO noted that if the proposed increases had been adopted mid-fiscal year, services would have decreased due to budget constraints. The full Council adopted the committee's amended recommendations 13-0-2 on May 6, 2026, and the file is now closed. The recurring nature of the file reflects the City's ongoing need to balance cost pressures on interim housing providers against available funding, and the most recent direction signals a shift toward engaging the County as a partner rather than absorbing further rate increases unilaterally.

Activity (67)

  • 2026-05-08 Council action final.
  • 2026-05-06 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2026-05-01 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on May 6, 2026.
  • 2026-04-10 Housing and Homelessness Committee approved as amended .
  • 2026-04-09 Housing and Homelessness Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on April 10, 2026.
  • 2026-03-04 Housing and Homelessness Committee continued item to date to be determined.
  • 2026-02-27 Housing and Homelessness Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on March 4, 2026.
  • 2026-02-04 Housing and Homelessness Committee continued item to date to be determined.
  • 2026-01-30 Housing and Homelessness Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on February 4, 2026.
  • 2025-11-25 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee.
  • 2025-11-25 Document submitted by City Administrative Officer, dated November 25, 2025.
  • 2025-09-30 Council action final.
  • 2025-09-26 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2025-09-23 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on September 26, 2025.
  • 2025-09-12 Motion referred to Council.
  • 2025-06-06 Council action final.
  • 2025-06-03 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is June 13, 2025.
  • 2025-06-03 Council adopted item forthwith.
  • 2025-05-30 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on June 3, 2025.
  • 2025-05-21 Housing and Homelessness Committee approved as amended .
  • 2025-05-16 Housing and Homelessness Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on May 21, 2025.
  • 2025-05-16 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee.
  • 2025-05-16 Document(s) submitted by City Administrative Officer, as follows:City Administrative Officer report, dated May 16, 2025, relative to the Mid-Year Funding and Reconciliation Report and interim housing bed rate increases, as of January 1, 2025.
  • 2025-04-29 Council action final.
  • 2025-04-25 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2025-04-23 Housing and Homelessness Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2025-04-22 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on April 25, 2025.
  • 2025-04-18 Housing and Homelessness Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on April 23, 2025.
  • 2025-04-02 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee.
  • 2025-04-02 Document(s) submitted by City Administrative Officer, as follows:City Administrative Officer report, dated April 2, 2025, relative to the interim housing bed rates adjustments for families.
  • 2024-12-19 Council action final.
  • 2024-12-17 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is December 27, 2024.
  • 2024-12-13 Council adopted item, as amended, forthwith.
  • 2024-12-10 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on December 13, 2024.
  • 2024-12-09 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee.
  • 2024-12-06 Document(s) submitted by City Administrative Officer, as follows:City Administrative Officer report, dated December 6, 2024, relative to the Interim Housing bed rates adjustment supplemental report.
  • 2024-12-04 Council action final.
  • 2024-12-03 Council adopted item as amended, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2024-11-27 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on December 3, 2024.
  • 2024-11-20 No action taken for discussion item.
  • 2024-11-19 Council continued item to December 3, 2024 .
  • 2024-11-15 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on November 19, 2024.
  • 2024-11-15 Housing and Homelessness Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on November 20, 2024.
  • 2024-11-06 Housing and Homelessness Committee approved as amended .
  • 2024-11-01 Housing and Homelessness Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on November 6, 2024.
  • 2024-10-16 Due to loss of quorum, no action was taken.
  • 2024-10-11 Housing and Homelessness Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on October 16, 2024.
  • 2024-10-03 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee.
  • 2024-10-02 Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority document(s) referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee.
  • 2024-10-02 Document(s) submitted by Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, as follows:Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority report, dated September 26, 2024, relative to the Adult Interim Housing Reprocurement.
  • 2024-10-02 Document(s) submitted by City Administrative Officer, as follows:City Administrative Officer report, dated October 2, 2024, relative to the interim housing bed rates adjustment.
  • 2024-09-30 Chief Legislative Analyst document(s) referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee.
  • 2024-09-27 Document(s) submitted by Chief Legislative Analyst, as follows:Chief Legislative Analyst report 24-01-0016, dated September 27, 2024, relative to the interim housing bed rate Practice Standards and scope of required services.
  • 2024-04-05 Council action final.
  • 2024-03-22 Council adopted item forthwith.
  • 2024-03-21 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on March 22, 2024.
  • 2024-03-20 Housing and Homelessness Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2024-03-19 Housing and Homelessness Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on March 20, 2024.
  • 2024-03-19 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee.
  • 2024-03-19 Document(s) submitted by City Administrative Officer, as follows:City Administrative Officer report 0220-05151-0538, dated March 19, 2024, relative to the Interim Housing bed rates adjustment, funding recommendations, and contract amendments.
  • 2024-01-10 Council action final.
  • 2024-01-09 Council adopted item as amended by Motion (Soto-Martinez - Yaroslavsky), subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2024-01-05 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on January 9, 2024.
  • 2023-12-06 Housing and Homelessness Committee approved as amended .
  • 2023-12-01 Housing and Homelessness Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on December 6, 2023.
  • 2023-12-01 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee.
  • 2023-12-01 Document(s) submitted by City Administrative Officer, as follows:City Administrative Officer report 0220-05151-0508, dated December 1, 2023, relative to the interim Housing Bed Rates Adjustment Report.

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