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Homeless Budget

2020-21 Adopted 2021-22 Proposed
Budget Budget

Public Works, Bureau of Engineering
● City Homeless Facilities Services – Six-months funding was 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 were provided through interim
appropriations from Proposition HHH. 2021-22 funding was discontinued because
the position was eliminated through the Separation Incentive Program.

Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation
● Comprehensive Cleaning and Rapid Engagement (CARE) – Funding is 11,222,556 10,208,483

provided for 78 positions to staff four CARE Teams and 10 Illegal Dumping
Teams and overtime and related expenses. These positions consist of two Chief
Environmental Compliance Inspector Is, seven Senior Environmental Compliance
Inspectors, 34 Environmental Compliance Inspectors, 17 Refuse Collection Truck
Operator IIs, 17 Maintenance Laborers, and one Public Relations Specialist II.
These positions are responsible for keeping the City's sidewalks and other public
areas safe, clean, sanitary, and accessible for public use by all individuals in
accordance with the provisions of Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 56.11.
The CARE teams are deployed to the A Bridge Home sites and the Illegal
Dumping teams provide service citywide. The CARE teams were previously
known as Homeless Outreach Proactive Engagement Teams (HOPE). The
proposed decrease reflects the transfer of overtime funding to the CARE + item,
below.

● Comprehensive Cleaning and Rapid Engagement Plus (CARE+) – Funding is 16,513,823 19,696,483

provided for 127 positions to staff 12 CARE+ Teams and overtime and related
expenses. These positions consist of one Sanitation Solid Resources Manager II,
one Sanitation Solid Resources Manager I, one Chief Environmental Compliance
Inspector II, two Refuse Collection Superintendents, 10 Refuse Collection
Supervisors, three Senior Environmental Compliance Inspectors, 24
Environmental Compliance Inspectors, 36 Refuse Collection Truck Operators, 46
Maintenance Laborers, one Management Analyst, and two Administrative Clerks.
These teams are responsible for removing abandoned waste from the public right-
of-way and cleaning homeless encampments. These teams are deployed to the
highest need areas of the City. The CARE+ teams were previously known as
Clean Street Los Angeles Teams. The proposed increase reflects an increase in
funding for overtime and the inclusion of a position previously misidentified as
part of another division.

● CARE Hazardous Waste Removal Services – Funding is provided for - 3,401,000
hazardous waste removal services as part of the City's comprehensive cleaning
program through the CARE teams.

● CARE+ Expansion – Funding is provided for 20 positions consisting of one - 3,264,786
Senior Environmental Compliance Inspector, four Environmental Compliance
Inspectors, one Refuse Collection Supervisor, six Refuse Collections Truck
Officer IIs, and eight Maintenance Laborers for two additional CARE+ teams.

● CARE/CARE+ Program Support – Funding is provided for two positions - 160,036
consisting of one Senior Management Analyst I and one Management Analyst to
support the CARE/CARE+ teams.

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