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Home My WebLink AboutFMCoC Meeting Minutes 2-14-19Page 1 of 4 Fresno Madera Continuum of Care Board Meeting Date: February 14, 2019 Type: General Board Meeting Time: 9:10 a.m. Chair: Shawn Jenkins Location: Madera County Sheriff’s Office, 2725 Falcon Drive, Madera, CA 2019 FMCoC Board of Directors Attendance Log: Committee Position Director Organization / Agency Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Transitional Age Youth Treasurer Misty-Gattie Blanco Fresno EOC Sanctuary P P Andrea Evans Valley Teen Ranch AP P Larry Wanger Resources for Independence, Central Valley A A Dual Diagnosis / Substance User Vice Chair & Immediate Past Chair Jody Ketcheside Turning Point Central California P P Homeless Families with Children Pamela Hancock Fresno County Office of Education AP A Aprille Meza Clovis Unified School District A A Sara Mirhadi Poverello House AP P Cary Catalano Fresno First Steps Home A A Virginia Sparks Kings View AP P Collaborative Applicant Rep. Doreen Eley Fresno Housing Authority P AP Heather Hogan Mental Health Systems, Inc. AP P Reyna Villalobos Clinica Sierra Vista AP AP Patience Milrod Central California Legal Services, Inc. P P Alma Martinez Community Medical Centers P Shauna Day Hospital Council of North and Central CA A Julie Mendoza HOPE Sanger A Susan Holt Fresno County Dept. of Behavioral Health P Marianne LeCompte Wings – Fresno P P Roland Geiger Eco Village Project of Fresno P AP Loraine Goodwin Goodwin Greenhouse A A Halley Crumb Retraining the Village P A Margarita Rocha Centro la Familia AP AP Delfina Vasquez Selma C.O.M. P P Secretary Heidi Crabtree City of Clovis P P Regional Rep. Laura Moreno County of Fresno P P Regional Rep. Thomas Morgan City of Fresno P AP Madera Regional Homeless Coalition Elizabeth Wisener Community Action Partnership Madera P P Thomas Werner Clearview Outreach P P Kiran Sandhu Madera County DSS A A Veterans Chair Shawn Jenkins WestCare AP P Domestic Violence Member At Large Laura Lopez Marjaree Mason Center P P Faith Based Comm. Gregorio Barboza Bishops Advocacy Committee P P At Large Reps. Member At Large Gabriela McNiel (Alternate on Ex. Cmt) WestCare P P Member At Large Cheryl Vieira (Alternate on Ex. Cmt) Fresno County Office of Education P A Key: Present = P Alternate Present = AP Absent = A Page 2 of 4 Attendees Ana Cisneros, Kings View Melissa Mikel, Fresno Housing Authority Gabriela McNiel, WestCare Kendy Villa, Marjaree Mason Center Michelle Tutunjian, Fresno EOC Misty Gattie-Blanco, Fresno EOC Ariana Gomez, CAPMC Patience Milrod, Central CA Legal Svcs Delfina Vazquez, Selma COM Rich Penksa, MHS Jennifer Kish, Fresno County DSS Sara Mirhadi, Poverello House Marianne LeCompte, Wings Shannon Duncan, County of Fresno, DSS Dylan McCully, County of Fresno, DSS Wayne Rutledge Edan Keven, WestCare Elizabeth Wisener, CAPMC Gabriela Salazar, FHA-HMIS Andrea Evans, Valley Teen Ranch Gregorio Barboza, Bishops Homeless Advocacy Lori Olivero, Anthem Blue Cross Medi-Cal Yvette Ennis, WestCare Roger Baker, Madera County DSS Heather Hogan, MHS Maryann Knoy, WestCare Heidi Crabtree, City of Clovis Virginia Sparks, Kings View Jason Kassel, County of Fresno, DSS Erin Shelton, WestCare Sonia De LaRosa, Fresno County Tumani Heights, FUSD Jody Ketcheside, TPOCC Tom Gray, Wings Advocacy Joseph G Evans III, Valley Teen Ranch Alma Martinez, Community Medical Centers H. Spees, City of Fresno Preston Yanez, VA Ka Yang, Clinica Sierra Vista Maria Nunez, Marjaree Mason Center Laura Lopez, Marjaree Mason Center Jolie Gordon-Brower, Fresno County DBH Leticia Campos, Marjaree Mason Center Susan Holt, Fresno County DBH Leticia Martinez, Poverello House Itsel Gomez, CAPMC Carlene Merino, WestCare Ilse Gallardo, Centro La Familia Yolanda Martinez, WestCare Angela Carey, Aetna Medi-Cal Karen Leasure, Clearview Outreach Barbara Ronsley, CCLS Tom Werner, Clearview Outreach Nicole Linder, Marjaree Mason Center Sonia De LaRosa, Fresno County * Please note only those who signed in are listed. Agenda/Minutes Agenda: Action: 1. Recommend approval of HEAP and CESH Funding Shannon Duncan 2. Election of Officer: Vice Chair, Treasurer, 2 Members at Large Heidi Crabtree Informational: 1. HUD NOFA Update Jody Ketcheside 2. Presentation from Anthem Blue Cross Lori Olivero 3. SJVV Update Jenny Gonzalez 4. Unscheduled Public Announcements Minutes: Meeting called to order by Chair Shawn Jenkins at 9:10 a.m. Page 3 of 4 Approve February Agenda and Financial Report Motion: Jody Ketcheside Second: Shannon Duncan Approved Action Items: 1. Recommend approval of HEAP and CESH Funding Shannon Duncan gave an overview of the HEAP and CESH Funding Plan which includes $1,563,085 in CESH funds and $9,501,362.84 in HEAP funds for a total of $11,064,447.84. Funds will be used for the following activities: Triage Center, Bridge Housing, Diversion, Rapid Rehousing, Homeless Planning Activities, Expanded Coordinated Entry (Navigation), and Landlord Mitigation. The RFP will be made available through the Fresno County Purchasing Department. Motion: Heidi Crabtree Second: Michelle Tutunjian Abstentions: Susan Holt and Shannon Duncan Oppose: Sara Mirhadi Approved 2. Election of Officers: Vice Chair, Treasurer, 2 Members at Large Nominations were received prior to the meeting for the following: Vice Chair: Jody Ketcheside; Treasurer: Misty Gattie- Blanco; Members at Large: Leticia Campos, Heather Hogan, Sara Mirhadi, Maryann Knoy, Cheryl Vieira. Heather Hogan and Cheryl Vieira declined their nominations. At the meeting, nominations from the floor were received for the following: Vice Chair: Sara Mirhadi; Member at Large: Rich Penksa. After voting was concluded, the method of conducting the election was challenged by a member. Specifically, the use of paper ballots as opposed to electronic ballots, and accepting nominations without the candidates submitting an application for consideration. After lengthy discussion, Chair Shawn Jenkins nullified the nominations and election results, and removed the item from consideration at this meeting. The election will be postponed so the concerns of the membership can be addressed. Chair Shawn Jenkins made a motion to extend the current terms of these four officer positions until the April 11, 2019 meeting, when a new election will be held. Elizabeth Wisener seconded the motion. Motion Approved. Informational Items: 1. HUD NOFA Update – Jody Ketcheside: The HUD NOFA has not yet been released. It is anticipated that the competition will be conducted in the summer as in past years. Technical submissions are being sent out. There was a glitch in the esnaps system, but it has been corrected and you are now able to submit. If you’ve received your issues and conditions it is because you have a grant that has expired or is expiring soon, and HUD is trying to process them this week, so you need to submit asap so you can get your grant contract. Also, there are new instructions so pay special attention to them. You’ll need to verify your banking information, or you will not be able to draw against your grants. 2. Presentation from Anthem Blue Cross – Lori Olivero: An overview was given of Medi-Cal and Blue Cross to the membership to give a foundation of knowledge to help clients realize their benefits. Lori discussed how to apply and what is covered, care management and that organizations can refer to Anthem Medi-Cal’s Outreach Specialist, community resource links, health management, 24/7 nurse line, interpreters and translators, and how to use the transportation benefit. Lori made an offer to come to any member’s agency to give a specialized presentation, as well. 3. SJVV Update – Jenny Gonzalez: Homeless prevention 32 enrolled, Rapid rehousing served 64. 4. Unscheduled Public Announcements: • Shawn Jenkins announced that WestCare received a grant from Kaiser to fund an Executive Director and a partial additional staff member for Street2Home. Page 4 of 4 • Michelle Tutunjian - Mobile Food Express launched at Fresno EOC to feed homeless youth when school is out. They are looking to decorate the bus with youth art. Go to fresnoeoc.org/artcontest where art is being accepted from those 18 and younger that depicts favorite food super hero. • Beverly Fitzpatrick – Extended an invitation to a fundraiser at Fulton 55 on March 10 from 6-9pm for the Eco Village Project. Meeting Adjourned at 10:33 a.m. Next meeting will be March 14, 2019 Location: WestCare, 1900 N. Gateway Blvd., Fresno, CA 93727