Housing and Homelessness Committee · Held
Los Angeles City Council Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting, August 5, 2026
From official records: On Aug. 5, 2026, the Los Angeles City Council's Housing and Homelessness Committee approved all 10 action items, including suspending CARE+ encampment cleanups during declared environmental emergencies, a report on the County taking over the region's Continuum of Care, and a $1.81 million temporary staffing contract for LAHD's Rent Division, the only split vote at 4-1 with Heather Hutt voting no. It also reappointed four Rent Adjustment commissioners and heard two updates without action.
As of October 2, 2026, outcomes for the August 5, 2026 meeting of the Housing and Homelessness Committee of the Los Angeles City Council come from official records posted so far, such as council files, recorded votes and filed statements. Some results may be missing until the full minutes are posted and read.
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted July 31, 2026) |
|---|---|
| Council Journal | Official Journal |
| Video | Recording |
| City Council districts | Council District 10, Council District 15 |
Committee members voting, per the Journal: Nithya Raman (chair), Ysabel Jurado, Bob Blumenfield, Heather Hutt and Tim McOsker. Every vote was 5-0 except item 7.
7. Temporary staffing contract for LAHD’s Rent Division
- What it does: Lets LAHD sign a contract with Partners in Diversity, Inc. for temporary staff in the Rent Division through Sept. 19, 2028 (committee report).
- Money: Up to $1,811,179.44, paid from the Just Cause Ordinance fee trust fund ($1,115,756) and the Rent Stabilization Trust Fund ($695,423.44), largely from salary savings; it cuts $893,371 in General Fund salary appropriations. The CAO reports no General Fund impact (committee report).
- What happened: Approved, 4-1; Heather Hutt voted no (Journal).
- What’s next: The Council adopted it Aug. 19, 2026, 12-0, with John Lee, Adrin Nazarian and Hugo Soto-Martinez absent (CF 26-1013).
8. Pause CARE+ cleanups during environmental emergencies
- What it does: Tells Sanitation to suspend CARE+ encampment cleanups in areas hit by environmental emergencies declared by the City or State, post cancellation notices at least 12 hours before scheduled cleanups, and include the protocol in all notices; it asks Emergency Management to include Sanitation in emergency activations (motion).
- Who brought it: Ysabel Jurado, seconded by Eunisses Hernandez, after smoke from the Boyle Heights warehouse fire. The motion cites an estimated 4,306 people experiencing homelessness in Council District 14 in the 2025 count (motion).
- What happened: Approved, 5-0, and sent to the Energy and Environment Committee (Journal, CF 26-0936).
- What’s next: The Council adopted it Aug. 26, 2026, 15-0, as amended by Amending Motion 18A (Jurado - Hernandez); Sanitation reported back Sept. 15 (CF 26-0936, Motion 18A).
9. Handyworker money for smoke cleanup after the Boyle Heights fire
- What it does: Asks LAHD, with the Community Investment Department, to report on using Handyworker Program funds to help seniors and other low-income residents with HVAC cleaning, odor removal and air filtration, and to propose a program in 30 days with outreach, eligibility and award amounts (committee report).
- Who brought it: Ysabel Jurado, seconded by John Lee (CF 26-0965).
- What happened: Approved, 5-0 (committee report).
- What’s next: The Council adopted it Aug. 19, 2026, 12-0 (CF 26-0965).
10. What the County’s new homelessness department means for the City
- What it does: Asks the CLA, with the CAO, LAHD and LAHSA, to report on the effects of the County Department of Homeless Services and Housing becoming lead of the regional Continuum of Care and Coordinated Entry System. As amended by Blumenfield and Raman, the report must cover City access to funding, access to supportive housing built in the City, interim housing referrals, and shared decisions on board seats, assessment tools, funding notices and data sharing (committee report, amendment).
- Who brought it: Monica Rodriguez, seconded by Bob Blumenfield (CF 26-0673).
- What happened: Approved as amended, 5-0 (committee report).
- What’s next: The Council adopted it Aug. 19, 2026, 12-0 (CF 26-0673).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | $1.81 million temporary staffing contract with Partners in Diversity for LAHD's Rent Division | Approved, 4-1 |
| 8 | Suspend CARE+ encampment cleanups during declared environmental emergencies such as fires and smoke | Approved, 5-0 |
| 9 | LAHD to report on using Handyworker Program money for smoke cleanup and air filters for seniors after the Boyle Heights fire | Approved, 5-0 |
| 10 | CLA report on what the County homelessness department's takeover of the Continuum of Care means for the City | Approved as amended, 5-0 |
| 1 | Reappoint Loraine Lundquist to the Rent Adjustment Commission through May 20, 2030 | Approved, 5-0 |
| 2 | Reappoint Jerod Gunsberg to the Rent Adjustment Commission through May 20, 2030 | Approved, 5-0 |
| 3 | Reappoint Carole Brogdon to the Rent Adjustment Commission through May 20, 2030 | Approved, 5-0 |
| 4 | Reappoint Dash Stolarz to the Rent Adjustment Commission through May 20, 2030 | Approved, 5-0 |
| 5 | Add $122,000 and up to a year to LAHD's First American Data Tree real estate data contract | Approved, 5-0 |
| 6 | Combine and amend City loans so Avalon Terrace and Nicolet Apartments can refinance and rehabilitate 38 affordable units | Approved, 5-0 |
| 11 | Update from HR&A Advisors and HACLA on keeping Emergency Housing Voucher households housed without federal money | No action taken |
| 12 | LAHSA update on HUD's 2026 Continuum of Care funding notice | No action taken |