Supervisor Kathryn Barger
Ariel Torres-Socarras, Los Angeles County Fifth District
Consolidated Oversight Board (25-0068)
REVISE:
16.
Implementing an Emergency Rent Relief Program to Prevent
Evictions and Homelessness
Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Instruct
the Director of Consumer and Business Affairs to launch an
Emergency Rent Relief Program (ERPP) within 60 Days with the
following delegated authorities and parameters ...
The Director of Consumer and Business Affairs shall have
delegated authority to contract with a third-party administrator for
day-to-day administration of the program, which may include a
customer service call center, application portal, case
management, quality assurance, and community-based
technical assistance. The Director may build flexibility into the
contract to include extensions, prioritization changes, and
program design as necessary. Establish infrastructure for an
ongoing rent relief program that can be deployed for emerging
and future emergencies and additional infusion of funds. Where
applicable, the Director shall have delegated authority to pursue,
apply, and allocate additional funding to the program. …
Direct the Chief Executive Officer to work with the Director of
Consumer and Business Affairs to allocate $6,797,000 $9,788,000 in
Affordable Housing Trust Fund dollars from the Fiscal Year (FY)
2024-25 Carryover and Treasury Tax Collector unclaimed funds to the
ERPP program during the FY 25-26 Supplemental Budget. The
Director of Consumer and Business Affairs shall utilize these funds for
Priority Group 3, unless there remains unmet need for Priority Groups
1 and 2. Identify, pursue and add funding to expand program efforts for
the listed priority groups, including but not limited to philanthropic
sources, Measure A funds that may become available through the Los
Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency, or other funding
sources as they are identified. Where applicable, DCBA shall have