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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MARCH 19, 2020
Subject
SUBJECT: INVENTORY OF SUITABLE LOCATIONS FOR TEMPORARY HOMELESS HOUSING ON METRO LAND
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
1. RECEIVING AND FILING Metro Property Inventory for Temporary Sheltering of the Homeless Report (Attachment A); and
2. DELEGATING authority to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to enter into no-fee leases with local jurisdictions for temporary (less than five years) supportive homelessness-related facilities, including bridge housing for Metro-owned properties that do not have a conflicting transit or joint development purpose.
Issue
ISSUE
According to the 2019 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Point-in-Time Count released by Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), 36,300 homeless individuals reside in the City of Los Angeles, 27,221 of who are unsheltered. In May 2018, Metro prepared an inventory of Metro-owned property suitable for temporary homeless housing. This item is to update the inventory of available properties as of February 2020 and delegate authority to the CEO to enter into no-fee leases in order to facilitate processing of temporary homeless shelters.
Background
BACKGROUND
At the May 2018 Board meeting (File #: 2018-0214), the Real Estate staff, working with System Safety and Law Enforcement, provided an inventory of locations suitable for use as sites to locate temporary housing of the homeless.
The updated inventory has utilized the following criteria:
1. Level site conditions;
2. Site is at least 285 feet by 125 feet;
3. Water, power, and sewer in the adjacent street;
4. Available for a minimum of three years; and
5. Not subject to a binding agreement.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
The updated inventory provides 7 sites suitable for temporary shelters based on the established criteria. The sites are situated along the Orange Line, West Santa Ana right of way, and the southeastern portions of ...
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