By Jose Herera
Los Angeles – The city council proceeded on Friday on a plan to start the “Master Leasing” program in the city – to expand the number of units available to unheard residents by lifting an approach in already using by LA County.
Councilvuman Katy Yaroslavsky said, “Master Leasing is to secure all or part of an apartment building on a long -term lease, then except units to unheard individuals or families while providing supporting services,” said, “Councilman Katy Yaroslavski said, which adopted the city for the first time in December 2022.
On Friday, 14–0 votes, council members directed the employees to prepare contract conditions and other benchmarks to implement the Master Leasing Program of Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.
This will begin with a pilot program in the fifth district of Yaroslavsky, including West La Neighborhood or other viable sites.
Yaroslavski said that the plan on some interim housing sites for the general unheard population available in their district can address a major requirement, and can do so fast.
He said that, with the funding of the new state, La County and Lahsa initiated an initiative on a master-leaves in November 2023-and in about three months, they are capable of leasing 105 units, with 530-plus units in the pipeline.
Yaroslavsky said, “It is my hope that we will move forward with a proper request to realize quickly and remove the program from the ground.”
The city’s administrative officer will be assigned to identify funding for the pilot program as well as for the possible expansion of the city’s program.
In addition, City Attorney and CAO’s risk management team will investigate the current agreement between Laha and County to identify the risk and liabilities, and are planning to address any issue.
The city’s chief legislative analyst recently reported that any units on lease and rented through the program beyond June 2027 will count to the city’s “coalition” settlement targets.
In March 2022, the city settled with the LA alliance for human rights, establishing goals for the city, which in each of the 15 council districts to give homes to at least 60% of the roads on the roads.
La Alliance filed a lawsuit on the city and county to force elected officials to address a fast homeless crisis, especially in the light of the Kovid -19 epidemic. The plaintiff demanded immediate construction of shelters and housing to remove people from roads, services and treatment, so that the roads, footpaths and parks can be safe and clean in the shelter and keep the regulation of public places safe.
At the disposal, it was agreed that the city would reduce infiltration, establish the deadline and goals to document its progress, and would return public places to its intended uses.
Earlier this month, Alliance filed a legal resolution, with a fine of about $ 6.4 million in the demand of the city, which is an alleged reduction of transparency and a fine of about $ 6.4 million for failure to reduce the homeless nests.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called the speed “baseless”, keeping in mind the city, thousands of and unheard angelno brought compared to 2022 last year.
In the settlement agreement, the city set a milestone of 3,700 new beds for unheard of the last financial year – but it is proposed to create only 1,748 beds during that period. La Alliance also alleged that while the city had committed to make a total of 5,190 beds by the end of 2023, it made only 2,810 – 2,380 less.
City Attorney Hydened Feldstein Soto said that the city was “full compliance with its obligations under the settlement agreement and as a result of any delay, the LA alliance has not suffered any real loss.”
The coalition also filed a lawsuit on the county on a similar basis.
County’s settlement agreement will create 3,000 treatment beds for people with mental illnesses and addictions, subsidizing 450 “boards and care” beds, and setting up time limits and goals to document its efforts.