The goals of House LA include:
(a) Improving access to permanently affordable housing for vulnerable populations including but not limited to seniors in Lower Income Households, formerly homeless, persons with disabilities, veterans, single-parent households, youth in transition, and survivors of domestic violence.
(b) Addressing the City's residents' need for affordable housing and tenant protections in each of the Council Districts, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing goals, Housing Element goals and Regional Housing Needs Assessment affordable housing allocations.
(c) Prioritizing expenditure of housing production funding for Acutely Low Income Households, Extremely Low Income Households, Very Low Income Households, and Low Income Households categories and prioritizing expenditure of rental subsidy funding for Acutely Low Income Households and Extremely Low Income Households categories.
(d) Developing, reviewing, and revising a plan to build the capacity of organizations with workplaces located in and/or which serve constituents in Disadvantaged Communities, and to prioritize and enable the organizations' participation in implementation of House LA.
(e) Increasing the supply of affordable housing served by transit, and providing housing stability and tenant protections in communities served by transit.
(f) Deploying programs and policies funded through this initiative in such a way as to address racial segregation, dismantle racially exclusionary practices, and promote racial equity in housing, academic, and economic opportunities.
(g) Utilizing public land for affordable housing produced through this program, including but not limited to underutilized land owned by the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Community College District, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or other government agencies.
(h) Establishing and resourcing a Citizens Oversight Committee that will be responsible for reviewing these goals every three years and making adjustments to the program guidelines adopted pursuant to Section 22.618.6(c)(1) of this Code as needed to address the aforementioned goals.
(i) Establishing new funding and programs for the creation, preservation and acquisition of affordable housing and homelessness prevention that supplement existing City funding and programs.
(j) Ensuring that construction and rehabilitation work is performed under the labor standards set forth in Section 22.618.7.
SECTION HISTORY
Article and Section Added by Initiative Approved by the Voters on 11-8-22, Ord. No. 187,692, Eff. 1-1-23.