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Type:
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Motion / Motion Response
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Status:
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Passed
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On agenda:
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4/20/2023
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Final action:
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4/27/2023
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Title:
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RECEIVE AND FILE the report back on:
A. Metro's End of Line Policy and strategies to better serve unhoused riders at end of line stations and regional coordination efforts;
B. Potential benefits to Metro resulting from an emergency declaration; and
C. Strategies to increase interim housing on Metro property.
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Indexes:
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7th Street/Metro Center Station, APU/Citrus College Station, Ara Najarian, Atlantic Station, Barriers (Roads), Bids, Budgeting, City of Los Angeles, Civic Center/Grand Park Station, Cleaning, Cleanliness (Graffiti Abatement), Construction, Design build, Downtown Long Beach Station, Downtown Los Angeles, Feasibility analysis, Fernando Dutra, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Health care, Hilda Solis, Holly J. Mitchell, Homeless Outreach, Housing, Hubs, Janice Hahn, Karen Bass, Kathryn Barger, Law enforcement, Light rail transit, Link Union Station, Little Tokyo/Arts District Station, Long Beach, Los Angeles Union Station, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Rail L Line, Motion / Motion Response, North Hollywood, North Hollywood Station, North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor, Operation LA Metro Homeless Outreach, Outreach, Partnerships, Paul Krekorian, Pershing Square Station, Pico Station, Police, Policy, Program, Project, Public health, Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project, Safety, Safety and security, Santa Monica, Station 0602, Station 0608, Students, Subway stations, Surveys, System safety, Transit System, Westlake/Macarthur Park Station, Westside Cities subregion, Westside/Central Service Sector, Willow Street Station, Wilshire/Vermont Station, Wilshire/Western Station
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Meeting_Body EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE APRIL 20, 2023 Subject SUBJECT: END OF LINE POLICY MOTION RESPONSE Action ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE Heading RECOMMENDATION Title RECEIVE AND FILE the report back on: A. Metro's End of Line Policy and strategies to better serve unhoused riders at end of line stations and regional coordination efforts; B. Potential benefits to Metro resulting from an emergency declaration; and C. Strategies to increase interim housing on Metro property. Issue ISSUE In October 2022, the Metro Board adopted Motion 20 by Directors Hahn, Najarian, Solis, Barger, Dutra, and Krekorian (Attachment A) that directed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to evaluate Metro's End of Line policy and its impacts on communities that have a station at the end of a Metro rail line. The motion also directed staff to work with the regional social service leads, the County, and LAHSA on strategies to address homelessness on the transit system. In February 2023, the Metro Board adopted Motion 28 by Directors Bass, Hahn, Najarian, Mitchell, Solis, and Krekorian that directed a report back on strategies to streamline the production of temporary housing. This report provides a status update on the progress of the end of line evaluation, regional coordination efforts, potential benefits of an emergency declaration, and strategies to increase interim housing on Metro property. Background BACKGROUND The most recent available data from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) 2022 Point in Time Count estimates that 69,144 people are experiencing homelessness throughout LA County, an increase of 4.1% since 2020 (Attachment B). In 2022, Metro estimated that there are 800 people experiencing homelessness sheltering on the system on any given night. The City of Long Beach, which conducts a separate annual point-in-time count, identified 3,296 people experiencing homelessness in their local jurisdiction in 2022. In January 2023, LAH... Click here for full text
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