SCALING UP Equitable Housing on public land in Los Angeles

Create a Partnership for <strong>Equitable</strong> Development
The Scale Up <strong>Equitable</strong> <strong>Housing</strong> on Public Land plan prioritizes interagency partnerships.
Last Year, Mayor Garcetti’s housing and transportation deputies helped HCIDLA and LADOT to develop an
inter-agency agreement to build affordable housing that created a framework for building housing on
public parking lots all over the City. This type of interagency partnership could be expanded to other City
departments to the entire region. To advance this effort, the project team brought on The Praxis
Development Group, to help identify partnership opportunities and to aid in structuring interagency
partnerships agreements.
The creation of a Regional Partnership for <strong>Equitable</strong> Development could be a major driver for scaling
affordable housing solutions. A single purpose entity with the authority to assemble land, clear sites, secure
entitlements, issue requests for proposals, and enter into purchase contracts for scaled housing
development could bring multiple public sector partners into alignment. A joint powers authority that
includes large jurisdictions and public agencies such as the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, the City
and County <strong>Housing</strong> Authorities, LA Unified School District, Community College District, and Metro could
assert tremendous purchasing power in the housing construction and financial markets.
To be successful, the entity created to do the land assembly work on behalf of the regional partnership
would need to be nimble, entrepreneurial, and trusted. The partnership members would need to have an
aligned mission, and the land development entity would need to build alliances with larger public sector
bureaucracies and understand how to add value to their institutional plan.
California Law encourages this type of collaboration through the creation of Tax Increment Financing “TIF”
districts 6 such as Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts (EIFD), Community Revitalization and
Investment Authorities (CRIA), which mandate multiple local agencies (cities, counties & special districts)
to cooperate in order use regional and state-authorized financing programs to fund infrastructure and
housing.
S<strong>UP</strong>PORT THE FORMATION OF AN EIFD OR CRIA
Resolution: Buscaino, O’Farrell, Bonin Approved in Committee Mar 17, 2021
Council File#: 21-0002-S49
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, with the concurrence of the Mayor, that by the adoption of this
Resolution, the City of Los Angeles hereby includes in its 2021-2022 State Legislative Program S<strong>UP</strong>PORT for
legislation or administrative action which would allow Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) and
Community Revitalization and Investment Authority (CRIA) board members to designate alternates.
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Several types of TIF districts have been enabled through legislation for financing housing and infrastructure. These include
Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts (EIFD), Community Revitalization and Investment Authorities (CRIA), and Affordable
<strong>Housing</strong> Authorities (AHA).
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