10. When Are Landlines a Government Waste?

Recommendations 10

• R1

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  The County Board of Supervisors should increase the time period for services allocated to the HV for dental, medical, and psychiatric evaluation for a period of not less than two years for each application approval.
• R2

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  The County Department of Military and Veterans Affairs should establish a mobile outreach service and set up operations at the various missions on a regularly scheduled basis.
• R3

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  The County Board of Supervisors should establish a system of temporary storage facilities for HV to enable them to safeguard their possessions while they conduct their business affairs.
• R4

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  The County Board of Supervisors should establish a task force with the explicit goal being to identify facilities that are vacant and suitable for use as shelter for homelessness, within the County. Specifically buildings that can be converted and used as transitional and permanent housing for HV. Per interviews with senior management of HACoLA, LAHSA, LA County Department of Military & Veterans’ Affairs. 100 2016-2017 LOS ANGELES COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT
• R5

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  The County Chief Executive Office should review and revamp their procurement process, as it relates to the Home for Heroes Program, to enable expedited placement of service contracts for housing and supportive services.
• R6

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  The County Chief Executive Office should ensure all contracts with service providers under the Home for Heroes Program and the HI Strategies C-5 Program provide transparency on administrative cost expenditures so as to insure that contractors are not in violation of CA Military & Veterans Code 927.
• R7

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  The County Board of Supervisors should set aside a portion of funds under Measure H for HV and include nontraditional service providers (i.e. Missions) as recipients to effectively deliver permanent housing solutions and supportive services.
• R8

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  The Mayor of the City of Los Angeles should set aside a certain percentage of funds under Measure HHH strictly for HV and their families to help with their transition, and to accommodate first and last month rent payments.
• R9

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  The County Board of Supervisors should form an Independent Oversight Commission to oversee the implementation of projects and expenditures of funds under Measure H.
• R10

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  The Mayor of the City of Los Angeles should form an Independent Oversight Commission to oversee the implement of projects and expenditures of funds under Measure HHH. VI REQUIRED RESPONSES California Penal Code Sections 933(c) and 933.05 require a written response to all recommendations contained in this report. Responses shall be made no later than ninety (90) days after the Civil Grand Jury publishes its report and files it with the Clerk of the Court. Responses shall be made in accord with Penal Code Sections 933.05 (a) and (b). All responses to the recommendations of the 2016-2017 Civil Grand Jury must be submitted on or before September 30, 2017, to: Presiding Judge Los Angeles County Superior Court Clara Short ridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center 210 West Temple Street Eleventh Floor-Room 11-506 Los Angeles, CA 90012 2016-2017 LOS ANGELES COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT 101 Responses required from: The Director of Homeless Initiative, Chief Executive Officer and Veteran’s Affairs Manager for the County of Los Angeles: Recommendation Responding Agency County Board of Supervisors 8.1, 8.3, 8.4, 8.7, 8.9 County Department of Military and Veterans Affair’s 8. County Chief Executive Office 8.5, 8.6 Los Angeles City Mayor’s Office 8.8, 8.10 VII ACRONYMS CAL-VET Veterans’ Home of California – West Los Angeles CGJ 2016-2017 Los Angeles County Civil Grand Jury DMVA Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs HACoLA Housing Authority County Los Angeles HI Homeless Initiative HV Homeless Veteran HUD Housing Urban Development LAHSA Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority LASA Los Angeles Supportive Authority SRO Single Resident Occupancy VA Veteran Administration VASH Veteran Affairs Supportive Authority VII COMMITTEE MEMBERS Reuben P. Santana Chair Joyce Simily Co-Chair Marcie Alvarez Dorothy Brown London Jones Faramarz Taheri 102 2016-2017 LOS ANGELES COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT Picture Taken by the Civil Grand Jury Veteran’s Transitional Hotel in the City of Los Angeles Skid Road Street Picture taken by the Civil Grand Jury 2016-2017 LOS ANGELES COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT 103 Picture taken by the Civil Grand Jury 6th Street-Skid Road 104 2016-2017 LOS ANGELES COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT Measure H, quarter-cent sales tax to fight LA County homelessness, passes File photo By City News Service Posted: 03/20/17, 4:28 PM PDT | Updated: on 03/20/2017 2016-2017 LOS ANGELES COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT 105 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 106 2016-2017 LOS ANGELES COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT SHERIFF’S INMATE WELFARE FUND Sharon Muravez Chair Gerard Duiker Co-Chair Dorothy Brown Gloria Garfinkel SHERIFF’S INMATE WELFARE FUND The following investigative report is offered in support of the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors’ Strategic Plan Goals: Pursuing Operational Effectiveness, Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability I