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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFresno Madera Continuum of Care Board Meeting (003)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 P P Andrea Evans Valley Teen Ranch P AP P P Vice-Chair & Imm. Past Chair Jody Ketcheside Turning Point Central California P P P P Pamela Hancock Fresno County Superintendent of Schools P AP A P Tumani Heights Fresno Unified School District AP P AP P Jeannemarie Caris- McManus Westside Family Preservation Services Network P P P A Aprille Meza Clovis Unified School District A A A A Sara Mirhadi Poverello House P P P P Virginia Sparks Kings View AP P AP P Collaborative Applicant Rep. Doreen Eley Fresno Housing Authority P AP AP AP Member At Large Rich Penksa Mental Health Systems, Inc. AP P P P Reyna Villalobos Clinica Sierra Vista P AP AP AP Sara Hedgpeth-Harris Central California Legal Services, Inc. P P AP AP Alma Martinez Community Medical Centers AP A A P Ivonne Der Torosian Saint Agnes Medical Center A AP A A David Bacci Hospital Council of North and Central CA P P A AP Julie Mendoza HOPE Sanger A A A A Susan Holt Fresno County DBH P AP A AP Marianne LeCompte Wings Advocacy Fresno P P P P Marissa Gonzalez My Path Home A A A A Roland Geiger Eco Village Project of Fresno A P AP P Halley Crumb Retraining the Village A A A A Margarita Rocha Centro la Familia AP AP AP A Chia Thao Elder Abuse Services, Inc. AP P AP AP Delfina Vazquez Selma C.O.M. P P A P Debra Rush Breaking the Chains AP A A A Regional Rep Heidi Crabtree City of Clovis A P P P Chair Laura Moreno County of Fresno DSS P AP P P Regional Rep. Thomas Morgan City of Fresno A P P P Regional Rep. Elizabeth Wisener Community Action Partnership Madera P P P P Thomas Werner Clearview Outreach A A A A Janell Cook Madera County DSS A P P A Dennis Koch Madera County BHS P P P Shawn Jenkins WestCare P P AP P Member At Large Laura Lopez Marjaree Mason Center P P AP P Gregorio Barboza Bishops Advocacy Committee P P P P Member At Large MaryAnn Knoy WestCare P P P P Wayne Rutledge RH Community Builders AP AP P P John Hernandez The Veterans Network A A Fresno Madera Continuum of Care Board Meeting Date: April 16, 2020 Type: General Meeting Time: 9:03 a.m. Chair: Laura Moreno Location: WestCare, 1900 N. Gateway Blvd., Suite 100, Fresno, CA 93727 Felix Aboh Felix Aboh – Eternal Life Gospel P A P Loraine Goodwin Greenhouse A A A A Key: Present = P Alternate Present = AP Absent = A Ana Cisneros, Kings View Jody Ketcheside, TPOCC Angie Jenkins Jolie Gordon Browar, Fresno County DBH Ariana Gomez, CAPMC Joseph G. Evans III, Valley Teen Ranch Barbara Morozov, Fresno County DSS Ka Yang, Clinica Sierra Vista Carlene Mendez, WestCare Katie Wilbur, RH Community Builders Chelsey Ramirez, WestCare Kendy Villa, Marjaree Mason Center Cheryl Vieira, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools Laura Lopez, Marjaree Mason Center Chia Thao, Elder Abuse Services Inc. Leticia Campos, Marjaree Mason Center Christal Streets Leticia Martinez, Poverello House Cynthia Cardenas, Fresno County DSS Marianne LeCompte, Wings Advocacy Fresno David Bacci, Hospital Council Marisela Sosa, Saint Agnes Medical Center Delfina Vazquez, Selma C.O.M. MaryAnn Knoy, WestCare Dennis Koch, Madera County Behavioral Health Misty Gattie-Blanco, Fresno EOC Dylan McCully, Fresno County DSS Nikki Love, CCLS Edith Rico, MHS Preston Yanez, VACCHCS Elizabeth Wisener, CAPMC Rebecca Aaron, FUSD Erika Lopez, City of Fresno Rich Penksa, Mental Health Systems, Inc. Felix Aboh, ELGMI Roland Geiger, Eco Village Project of Fresno Gabriela Salazar, FHA - HMIS Sara Hedgpeth-Harris, Central CA Legal Services, Inc. Gina Acevedo, CAPMC Sara Mirhadi, Poverello House Gregorio Barboza, Bishops Advocacy Committee Shannon Duncan, Fresno County DSS Heidi Crabtree, City of Clovis Shawn Jenkins, WestCare Ilse Guerrero, Centro La Familia Tiffany Chavarria, FHA Issac Lopez, CSU Fresno Tom Morgan, City of Fresno Janell Cook, Madera County DSS Tumani Heights, FUSD Jean Rousseau, Fresno County CAO Valerie Norvell, Hospital Council Jeannemarie Caris-McManus, Westside Family Preservation Virginia Sparks, Kings View Jenifer Xiong Zack Darrah, Poverello House Jenny Gonzalez, SJVV/WestCare * Please note only those who signed in are listed. Agenda/Minutes Roll Call of Directors Sara Mirhadi Routine & Consent Items: Laura Moreno 1. Approve April Agenda 2. Approve March Minutes 3. Approve Finance Report Action Items 1. Approve Joint Planning and Combined Funding for COVID-19 Homeless Services Responses Laura Moreno 2. Approve County of Fresno COVID-19 Emergency Solution Grant Plan Laura Moreno Informational Items Minutes: Meeting called to order by Chair Laura Moreno at 8:45 a.m. Roll Call of Directors: Sara Mirhadi conducted roll call via blue jeans Approve March Agenda, Approve February Meeting Minutes, and Finance Report: There are no changes to the Agenda, Minutes or Finance report Motion: Misty Gattie-Blanco made a motion to approve the agenda and routine consent items. Second: Motion seconded by Shawn Jenkins. Motion Approved. Action Items: 1. Approve Joint Planning and Combined Funding for COVID-19 Homeless Services Responses- Laura Moreno stated that the County of Fresno and the City of Fresno began planning around COVID-19 response to homelessness. Laura stated that the State of California had issued funds through the HHAP process. Laura stated the County of Fresno was allocated $382,000.00, the Continuum of Care $488,000.00 and the City of Fresno $1,012,869.00. This money has been awarded to help stop the spread of COVID-19 among the homeless population. Laura requested the FMCoC approve the joint planning as well as approve the Combined Funding for COVID-19 Homeless Services Responses. Motion: Rich Penska made the following motion “Motion to approve Joint Planning and Combined Funding for COVID-19 Homeless Services Responses.” Second: Gregorio Barboza No Elizabeth Wisner Abstentions: County of Fresno and Poverello House Motion Approved 2. Approve County of Fresno COVID-19 Emergency Solution Grant Plan- Laura Moreno stated that the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security) was passed by the Federal Government in late March. The CARES Act includes special funding for the Emergency Solution Grant and that the County of Fresno is a direct recipient of this fund. Laura stated that this funding would be in addition to the regular 2020 ESG allocation. The funds include $846,921.00 for the County of Fresno with an allowable 10% for administrative costs. Laura stated that she would like FMCoC to approve the Emergency Solution Grant plan to focus these funds on COVID specific emergency shelter with a focus on county areas, outside of metro Fresno. Motion: Jody Ketcheside made the following motion “Motion to approve County of Fresno COVID-19 Emergency Solution Grant” Second: Shawn Jenkins Abstentions: County of Fresno, Poverello House Motion Approved Informational Items: 1. Unscheduled Announcements: Jenny Gonzalez, WestCare SJVV- Jenny, provided an update on the San Joaquin Valley Veterans program with regards to services for veterans. Jenny stated that she has been working with the VA to coordinate services. Their current goal is to get all veterans off the street. She stated that there is new flexibility with grants. SJVV will be able to house veterans in motels and provide them with food. Jenny noted that the outreach team has been working with RH Community Builders to identify veterans in need. SJVV currently has 100 veterans enrolled in the rapid rehousing, and 53 enrolled in the homeless prevention program. Misty Gattie Blanco, EOC - Misty stated Central Valley Against Human Trafficking is providing online training to anyone who would like to take it. The webinars take place twice a week. Gregorio Barboza, Bishop’s Committee - Gregorio stated that Duncan Enterprises is running a shipment of face masks and are offering them to the public for sale. The minimum purchase is 30 cases. Maria Rodriguez, WestCAre - Maria stated that she is working on setting up online training for the FMCoC. Tom Morgan, City of Fresno - Tom stated that the City of Fresno is receiving $4,200,000 in CDBG funding through the CARES Act. The amount allocated for special projects will be $3,300,000. ESG CARES funds are approximately $3,100,000, and approximately $1,900,000.00 of that will go into project activity. Additional funding of $92,600.00 is also included. H Spees administers the planning for these funds in the Mayor’s office. Tom stated that the City of Fresno is electing and consolidating waiver notifications for CDGB and other HUD programs because of COVID-19. These waivers include shortening public comment to 5 days for the consolidated plan, allowing self-certification of income, and extending the time for onsight inspections of rental properties funded by HUD. Tom stated that the City of Fresno is required to notify HUD 48 hours before any requested waivers. Tom is asking sub-recipients to provide a segment of justification to become a part of the file. Tom advised that every HUD-funded project will require a separate waiver. Delfina Vasquez, Selma COM - Delfina stated that the Selma Outreach Ministry has been providing homeless with hot meals every day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shannon Duncan, County of Fresno- Shannon stated that the consolidated plan for the County is currently published and available for public comment. This plan includes the DSS Commented [ML1]: Sara I don’t think this is a complete sentence. Commented [ML2]: Doesn’t make sense. May need to confirm with Tom what he said. portion of the ESG funds that was voted upon in January. The entire plan is posted on the website www.co.fresno.ca.us\grant Meeting Adjourned at 9:38 a.m. Next meeting will be May 14, 2020 Location: WestCare, 1900 N. Gateway Blvd., Fresno, CA 93727