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Fresno Madera Continuum of Care Board Meeting
Date: April 11, 2019 Type: Annual Planning Meeting
Time: 9:13 a.m. Chair: Shawn Jenkins
Location: Clovis City Council Chambers, 1033 Fifth Street, Clovis, CA 93612
2019 FMCoC Board of Directors Attendance Log:
Committee
Position Director Organization / Agency Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Treasurer Misty-Gattie Blanco Fresno EOC Sanctuary P P AP P
Andrea Evans Valley Teen Ranch AP P P P
Vice Chair & Imm.
Past Chair Jody Ketcheside Turning Point Central California P P P P
Pamela Hancock Fresno County Superintendent of
Schools AP A P AP
Tumani Heights Fresno Unified School District A
Jeannemarie Caris-
McManus
Westside Family Preservation
Services Network A
Aprille Meza Clovis Unified School District A A P P
Sara Mirhadi Poverello House AP P AP P
Cary Catalano Fresno First Steps Home A A A P
Virginia Sparks Kings View AP P P AP
Collaborative
Applicant Rep. Doreen Eley Fresno Housing Authority P AP P P
Member At Large Rich Penksa Mental Health Systems, Inc. AP P AP P
Ka Yang Clinica Sierra Vista AP AP AP P
Patience Milrod Central California Legal Services, Inc. P P P P
Alma Martinez Community Medical Centers P P P
Ivonne Der Torosian Saint Agnes Medical Center A
Shauna Day Hospital Council of North and
Central CA A AP AP
Julie Mendoza HOPE Sanger A P A
Susan Holt Fresno County DBH P P AP
Marianne LeCompte Wings – Fresno P P P P
Marissa Gonzalez My Path Home P
Roland Geiger Eco Village Project of Fresno P AP P P
Halley Crumb Retraining the Village P A A A
Loraine Goodwin Goodwin Greenhouse A A A A
Margarita Rocha Centro la Familia AP AP AP A
Delfina Vazquez Selma C.O.M. P P P A
Secretary Heidi Crabtree City of Clovis P P A P
Regional Rep. Laura Moreno County of Fresno DSS P P P P
Regional Rep. Thomas Morgan City of Fresno P AP A P
Regional Rep. Elizabeth Wisener Community Action Partnership
Madera P P P P
Thomas Werner Clearview Outreach P P P P
Kiran Sandhu Madera County DSS A A P P
Chair Shawn Jenkins WestCare AP P P P
Member At Large Laura Lopez Marjaree Mason Center P P P P
Gregorio Barboza Bishops Advocacy Committee P P P P
Key: Present = P Alternate Present = AP Absent = A
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Attendees
Adolfo Beltran, Sanctuary Youth Shelter Karla Fitzgerald, WestCare
Alma Martinez, Community Medical Centers Kathy Escamilla, TPOCC
Ana Cisneros, Kings View Kelly Whity, HA
Andrea Diaz, Valley Dream Center Kendy Villa, Marjaree Mason Center
Andrea Evans, Valley Teen Ranch Kiran Sandhu, Madera County, DSS
Andrea Garcia, Fresno Housing Authority Latasha Hollis, TPOCC
Andrea Sharpe, Fresno EOC Latasha Mano, Fresno EOC
Aprille Meza, Clovis Unified School District Laura Lopez, MMC
Ariana Gomez, CAPMC Laura Moreno, County of Fresno, DSS
Barbara Morozov, County of Fresno DSS Leticia Campos, MMC
Barbara Ronsley, CCLS Leticia Martinez, Poverello House
Beverly Fitzpatrick, Eco Village Project Linda Cater, Home Front/ WestCare
Cary Catalano, FFSH Maria Rodriguez, WestCare
Chelsey Ramirez, WestCare Marianne LeCompte, Wings Advocacy Fresno
Cheng Vang, The Fresno Center, Living Well Center Marissa Gonzalez, My Path Home
Cheryl Vieira, FCSS Mark Carlson, Valley Dream Center
Chris Lanin, WestCare Maryann Knoy, WestCare
Christine Carr, Fresno Housing Authority Maya Spark, HomeBase
Chrystal Streets, Fresno EOC Melissa Daniels, WestCare
Cynthia Cardenas, County of Fresno DSS Melissa Mikel, Fresno Housing Authority
Doreen Eley, Fresno Housing Authority Michelle Caldwell, TPOCC
Edith Rico, HMS Misty Gattie-Blanco, Fresno EOC
Elizabeth Wisener, CAPMC Nicole Linder, MMC
Erick Masana, MHS Inc. Fresno Impact Patience Milrod, CCLS
Erin Shelton, WestCare Rich Penksa, Mental Health Systems
Froylinda Villareal, TPOCC Robert Huerta, Poverello House
Gabriela Salazar, FHA-HMIS Roland Geiger, Eco Village
Gaby McNiel, WestCare Rosemarie, Naomi's House
Gina Acevedo, CAPMC Sabrina Deleon, Turning Point
Graciela Sierra, Fresno EOC Sara Mirhadi, Poverello House
Gregorio Barboza, Bishop's Advocacy Com. Shannon Duncan, County of Fresno DSS
Heidi Crabtree, City of Clovis Shawn Jenkins, WestCare
Jason Green-Lowe, HomeBase Sonia De La Rosa, County Administrative Office
Jenifer Xiong, WestCare Tanya H., Fresno EOC
Jessica Prado, TPOCC Thomas Morgan, City of Fresno
Jo Leo Weller, Falcon Court Thomas Werner, Clearview Outreach
Jody Ketcheside, Turning Point (TPOCC) Tiffany Chavarria, FHA
Jolie Gordon-Browar, County of Fresno DBH Tish Standley, Valley Dream Center
Joseph G. Evans III, Valley Teen Ranch Trina Soria, Fresno EOC
Joshua Thao, The Fresno Center, Living Well Center Valerie Norvell, Hospital Council
Ka Yang, Clinica Sierra Vista Veronica Rentena, TPOCC
Karen Leasure, Clear View Outreach Yenny Aguilar, Fresno EOC
* Please note only those who signed in are listed.
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Agenda/Minutes
Agenda:
Annual Planning Meeting:
1. Data and the Implications for Competitive HUD Doreen Eley/ Melissa Mikel/ Gabriela
NOFA Scoring Salazar
2. Training: Requirements and Suggestions for 2019 Shawn Jenkins
Minutes:
Meeting called to order by Chair Shawn Jenkins at 9:13 a.m.
Approve April Agenda
Motion: Second: Jody Ketcheside Approved
Approve March Meeting Minutes – Correction: Laura Lopez was present at the March meeting.
Motion: Laura Moreno Second: Misty Gattie-Blanco Approved
Approve Finance Report
Motion: Heidi Crabtree Second: Elizabeth Wisener Approved
Action Items:
1. Election of Officers: Vice Chair, Treasurer, 2 Members at Large - Shawn Jenkins
Vice Chair – 2 applicants, Jody Ketcheside and Sara Mirhadi – Jody Ketcheside elected
Treasurer – 1 applicant; Misty Gattie Blanco – Misty Gattie Blanco elected
Member at Large (1) – 1 applicant, Maryanne Knoy – Maryanne Knoy elected
Member at Large (2) – 2 applicants, Rich Penksa and Leticia Campos – Rich Penksa elected
Each candidate was given an opportunity to speak to the FMCoC membership prior to the start of voting. Voting was
conducted onsite by secret electronic ballot.
2. Recommend Approval of Fresno EOC to Provide Homeless Prevention in Partnership
with Central California Legal Services - Laura Moreno
There are an approximate amount of $178K of expired Emergency Solution Grant funds. HUD will allow our CoC to
repurpose these funds as long as there is a proper plan. The Fresno County Board of Supervisors approved the substantial
amendment to our consolidated plan to allow us to repurpose the funds. There was money from this that was set aside for
homeless prevention in our community but at the time, there wasn’t any provider. The County is now partnering with
Central California Legal Services; they have a process in place where people contact them for help. Fresno EOC has agreed to
administer the funds along with the County of Fresno, DSS. All monies have to be used by mid-August. Question was asked if
there was an identified process in selecting clients. CCLS has an intake process that identifies people who due to a
circumstance endangers them of losing their home; this will prevent them from a legal eviction. Additional question brought
to the floor was if FMCoC had a voice at the City or Council meetings to represent our voice when it comes to financial
planning matters. Laura responded saying probable not at this time.
Motion: Heidi Crabtree Second: Marianne Knoy Abstention: Fresno EOC Approved
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3. Recommend Approval of Fresno County Department of Social Services to act as the Administrative Entity for
2019 CESH Funding from CA HCD - Shawn Jenkins
The FMCoC is recommending Department of Social Services (DSS) to continue to act as our administrative entity. DSS does
all the procurement, all the work and research on it. This is the second round of the California CESH funding; the amount is
$879,281, $43K of this is for Admin., and the remaining would go into services in the community. These funds are good for
five years beginning from the execution of the agreement. To start the application process, the Board of Supervisors will be
asked to approve the resolution that has to be sent back to HCD. Afterwards, the FMCoC will determine how to use the
funds.
Motion: Leticia Campos Second: Doreen Eley Abstention: Fresno County DSS Approved
Informational Items:
1. Data and the Implications for Competitive HUD NOFA Scoring - Doreen Eley/ Melissa Mikel/ Gabriela Salazar
Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) is used to collect client-level information regarding housing and services
to homeless individuals and families. Each CoC nationwide (430) is required to have an HMIS system, Fresno Housing
Authority is the agency responsible for standards and privacy compliance as well as HUD and other funder required
aggregate reporting. The Continuum of Care (CoC) program is designed to promote communitywide commitment to the goal
of ending homelessness. Our project types are, Street Outreach, Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing, Rapid Rehousing,
Homelessness Prevention, Permanent Supportive Housing/Permanent Housing, Supportive Services, as well as other
types of projects. Our NOFA will soon be released sometime in May. System Performance Measures are established by HUD;
there are 7 measures to help communities gauge their progress in ending homelessness. They compare our CoC’s
Homeless System Performance to National/ State Averages and to comparable sized CoCs. System Measures for 2017-2018
are due end of May. Meeting attendees broke into System Planning Workgroups for a 30 minutes session to discuss 3
measures.
2. Training: Requirements and Suggestions for 2019 - Shawn Jenkins
Jason Green-Lowe from HomeBase discussed how the completion of the trainings each year earns our CoC points in the
national competition. Particularly the trainings on violence against women act and how to appropriately protect the privacy
and safety of dv survivors and CoC funded programs. A required training is for the users of the HMIS to do the security
training annually. There are annual evaluations, one of them is Coordinated Entry System. HUD publishes the scoring criteria
for the national competition each year in late Spring or early Summer. When it comes out, the CoC will prepare a detailed
briefing showing which trainings are flagged as having more points in the coming year’s completion. Additional trainings are,
Not Separating Families. Trainings not required are Substance Abuse and Mental Health. We are supported in the training in
two ways, one is offering training to Counties or CoCs that have State ESG as well as No Place Like Home. The County puts in
some CalWORKs Housing Support dollars for training. Suggested trainings were, Tenant Rights and Tenant Laws, continue
trainings on Coordinated Entry, System Performance Measures (ongoing training), Street Outreach Webinar (3 Part),
Navigation, and Diversion Outreach. Having different ways to receive the trainings are preferred such as, webinars, videos,
and personal presentations. Barbara Ronsley stated that CCLS offers Tenant Training, and they can come out to agencies
staff to train them.
3. Unscheduled Public Announcements:
• National Alliance to End Homelessness conference in D.C. is July 22-24 – online registration is now open. This year’s
focus will be more on families and youth homelessness.
• Reminder there will be an HMIS Committee meeting on April 12 from 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Meeting Adjourned at 11:53 a.m.
Next meeting will be May 9, 2019
Location: Madera County Sheriff’s Office, 2725 Falcon Drive, Madera 93637