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The Honorable Board of Supervisors
April 28, 2020
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Additionally, as directed in your Board’s November 5, 2019 motion, the
Recommended Budget allocates $16.1 million for the following programs:

o $15.0 million to the Chief Executive Office (CEO) Affordable Housing
Acquisition Fund; and

o $1.1 million to the West Los Angeles Courthouse Project.

 Rent Stabilization Program—Provides $3.8 million and 20 positions to the
Department of Consumer and Business Affairs to support the Rent Stabilization
Program, fully offset with Consumer Protection Settlement revenue. The program
imposes a moratorium on rent increases in excess of 3 percent per year and
prohibits evictions without just cause for rental properties in the unincorporated
areas.

 Homelessness—The Recommended Budget reflects a total of $430.0 million. In
FY 2019-20, the Board approved one-time carryover of Measure H funding to
address the County’s homeless count and urgent needs in the homeless family
system. The removal of this one-time funding will be partially offset with
$32.0 million from the State’s Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention
grant. There is also an opportunity for additional State funding to continue the
County’s urgent homeless services and subsidy needs from last fiscal year.
Measure H continues to provide support for thousands of homeless families and
individuals. Between July 2017 through December 2019, more than 34,000 people
entered crisis, bridge and interim housing and close to 20,000 homeless family
members and individuals secured permanent housing.

Due to the subsequent impact of COVID-19, the Measure H sales tax revenue
forecast will be reevaluated in a subsequent budget phase.

 Assembly Bill 960 Homeless Assistance―Adds $12.8 million to DPSS, partially
offset with State and federal revenue, to support the increase in the number of
times a CalWORKs family can receive homeless assistance from 16 days per year
to 16 days per occurrence.