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Homeless Budget

2019-20 Adopted 2020-21 Proposed
Budget Budget

Mayor
● Homelessness Policy and Implementation Support – Funding is provided for 860,000 860,000
the Mayor's Office to support initiatives to address homelessness within the City
of Los Angeles which is provided for the creation of the Office of Citywide
Homelessness Initiatives that oversees the development and execution of street-
level coordination around homeless encampments, bridge housing projects, Skid
Row interventions, and affordable/permanent supportive housing production.

Police Department
● A Bridge Home Sites – Funding is provided for sworn overtime to patrol the 3,462,156 8,400,000
vicinity of Bridge Housing sites. The increase reflects $5.0 million that was
included in the Unappropriated Balance in 2019-20, being included in the Police
Department budget in 2020-21.
● Homeless Coordinator Resources – Funding is included in the base budget for 79,248 216,482
two positions consisting of one Police Sergeant II and one Secretary for the Office
of Operations’ Homeless Coordinator. This Office coordinates the Department’s
response to crime and quality of life issues for residents, business owners, and
visitors to the City and ensures the Department’s alignment with the Mayor and
Council’s homelessness policies and priorities. Six-months funding for one
Secretary and one Police Sergeant II was provided in 2019-20; the proposed
increase reflects full year funding.

● Proactive Engagement Staff/Support for Public Right-of-Way Clean Up – 4,706,400 4,875,830
Funding is included in the base budget for the redeployment of resources to
support the implementation of expanded public right-of-way clean up and related
outreach services (CARE and CARE+ Teams) by LAHSA and the Bureau of
Sanitation. Funding supports four Sergeants and 40 Police Officers that comprise
the CARE and CARE+ Teams.

● Resource Enhancement Services and Enforcement Team – Funding is 248,748 257,703
included in the base budget for two positions consisting of one Police Lieutenant I
and one Police Officer III for the Central Bureau Citywide Homelessness
Coordinator's Office, which coordinates the Department's response to crime and
quality of life issues for residents, business owners, and visitors to the City and
ensures the Department's alignment with the Mayor and Council's homelessness
policies and priorities.
● Unified Homeless Response Center – Funding is included in the base budget 418,905 434,000
for five positions consisting of three Police Officer IIs and one Police Officer III to
staff the Unified Homeless Response Center. These officers will ensure
coordination of City services relative to homelessness, including the City's Clean
Street Los Angeles, Operation Healthy Streets, and the Skid Row Americans with
Disabilities "Right of Way" Compliance teams.

Public Works, Bureau of Engineering
● A Bridge Home Program Support – Funding was provided in 2019-20 for two 1,000,000 -
positions consisting of one Civil Engineer and one Civil Engineering Associate III
to support the A Bridge Home project. 2020-21 funding will be provided through
the State Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (HHAP) grant.

● City Homeless Facilities Services – Six-months funding is provided for one - 78,113

Senior Architect to provide design and project management for capital projects
involving new City facilities that provide services to the City's homeless
population. Funding for eligible costs will be provided through interim
appropriations from Proposition HHH.

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