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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFMCoC Meeting Minutes_10-08-20 (003)Page 1 of 5 Fresno Madera Continuum of Care Board Meeting Date: October 8, 2020 Type: General Meeting Time: 8:30 a.m. Chair: Laura Moreno Location: BlueJeans Video Conferencing 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 A: Chrystal Streets Fresno EOC Sanctuary P P P P P P P P P P Andrea Evans A: Joseph Evans Valley Teen Ranch P AP P P P P P P P A Vice Chair Jody Ketcheside A: Latasha Hollins Turning Point Central California P P P P P P P P P P Pamela Hancock A: Cheryl Vieira Fresno County Superintendent of Schools P AP A P P P P AP AP P Tumani Heights A: Mayra Neri Fresno Unified School District AP P AP P P AP P P A A Jeannemarie Caris- McManus A: Aurora Ramirez Westside Family Preservation Services Network P P P A P P A P A P Aprille Meza A: Kerin Blasingame Clovis Unified School District A A A A P A P A AP A Secretary Sara Mirhadi A: Zachary Darrah Poverello House P P P P P P P P P P Virginia Sparks A: Ana Cisneros Kings View AP P AP P P AP AP P A AP Collaborative Applicant Rep. Doreen Eley A: Melissa Mikel Fresno Housing Authority P AP AP AP P P AP P P P Member At Large A: Edith Rico Mental Health Systems, Inc. AP P P P A P P A P P Ka Yang A: Esther Miramontes Clinica Sierra Vista P AP AP AP P A P AP AP AP Sara Hedgpeth-Harris A: Nikki Love Central California Legal Services, Inc. P P AP AP P P P A AP AP Alma Martinez A: Gayle Holman Community Medical Centers AP A A P AP AP P AP P AP Ivonne Der Torosian A: Marisela Sosa Saint Agnes Medical Center A AP A A A A A A P A David Bacci A: Valerie Norvell Hospital Council of North and Central CA P P A AP AP AP AP AP A AP Julie Mendoza HOPE Sanger A A A A A A A A A A Susan Holt A: Jolie Gordon-Browar Fresno County DBH P AP A AP P P P P P P Marianne LeCompte A: Tom Gray Wings Advocacy Fresno P P P P P P AP P P P Marissa Gonzalez My Path Home A A A A A A A A A A Roland Geiger A: Beverly Fitzpatrick Eco Village Project of Fresno A P AP P P AP P P AP P Halley Crumb Retraining the Village A A A A A A A A A A Margarita Rocha A: Ilse Gallardo Centro la Familia AP AP AP AP A AP AP AP AP A Page 2 of 5 Chia Thao A: Patricia Yost Elder Abuse Services, Inc. AP P AP AP A P A AP AP P Delfina Vazquez Selma C.O.M. P P A P P P P A P P Debra Rush A: Tiffany Apodaca Breaking the Chains AP A A A A A A P A A Regional Rep. Heidi Crabtree A: Andrew Haussler City of Clovis A P P P P P P P P A Chair/Regional Rep. Laura Moreno A: Shannon Duncan County of Fresno DSS P AP P P P A P P AP P Regional Rep. Thomas Morgan A: Erika Lopez City of Fresno A P P P AP AP AP AP AP P/AP Regional Rep. Elizabeth Wisener A: Ariana Gomez Community Action Partnership Madera P P P P P P P P P P Thomas Werner Clearview Outreach A A A A A A A A A A Janell Cook A: Miguel Gonzalez Madera County DSS A P P A P P AP A A P Dennis Koch A: Julie Morgan Madera County BHS P P P A P A P P P Immediate Past Chair Shawn Jenkins A: MaryAnn Knoy WestCare P P AP P AP AP AP P AP A Laura Lopez A: Leticia Campos Marjaree Mason Center P P AP P P P P AP P P Gregorio Barboza A: Jim Grant Bishops Advocacy Committee P P P P P P P P P P Member At Large MaryAnn Knoy WestCare P P P P P P P P P A Wayne Rutledge A: Katie Wilbur RH Community Builders AP AP P P AP AP AP AP AP A John Hernandez A: Richard Graham The Veterans Network A A A A A A A A Felix Aboh A: Deborah Goodel Felix Aboh – Eternal Life Gospel P A P P P A A A A Loraine Goodwin Greenhouse A A A A A A A A A A Key: Present = P Alternate Present = AP Absent = A * Due to the virtual nature of the meeting, only the names of the Directors and their Alternates will be captured and not the meeting participants. Agenda/Minutes Agenda: Informational: 1. 100-Day Challenge – Doreen Eley 2. Homeless Coordinating Financing Council – Jody Ketcheside 3. Officer at Large – Sara Mirhadi 4. County of Fresno Update – Dylan McCully 5. County of Madera – Elizabeth Wisener 6. SJVV Update – Jenny Gonzalez 7. City of Fresno Update – Tom Morgan 8. Unscheduled Announcement Page 3 of 5 Minutes: The meeting was called to order by Chair Laura Moreno at 8:34 a.m. A quorum was established. Approve October Agenda, Approve September Meeting Minutes, and Approve Finance Report: Corrections to the October Agenda: Laura stated that she would Chair the meeting, and the Homeless Coordinating Financial Council Update will be given by Jody Ketcheside. Motion: Ana Cisneros Second: Jody Ketcheside Abstentions: None Approved Corrections to the September Minutes: Janell Cook and Jeannemarie Caris-McManus were present at the September 10, 2020 meeting. Motion: Elizabeth Wisener Second: Sara Mirhadi Abstentions: None Approved No Corrections to the Finance Report Motion: Sara Mirhadi Second: Elizabeth Wisener Abstentions: None Approved Action Items: 1. Approve the Use of HEAP funding to shelter Creek Fire Evacuees – Laura Moreno: Laura stated that the Red Cross alerted the County of Fresno that they do not have the funds to sustain sheltering individuals been affected by the Creek Fire. Laura said that Shannon Duncan was able to get emergency approval from the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee to authorize the use of HEAP Interest Funds to continue housing individuals affected by the Creek Fire. Laura stated that the individuals affected by the Creek Fire that use services provided by the FMCoC would be entered into the Homeless Management Information System. Laura noted that the Red Cross would be giving a list to the FMCoC of individuals needing services. Red Cross will give the FMCoC a list of people who need housing assistance. The Diversion Specialists will certify the people that they are homeless and see if diversion is possible and what additional services they need. Through the coordinated entry system priority will be determined by their acuity level. Prioritization will be determined by the Coordinated Entry System. Motion: Gregorio Barboza Second: Tom Morgan Abstentions: Department of Social Services Approved 2. Approve the County of Fresno Department of Social Services to serve as the Administrative Entity for Round 2 of HCD ESG CARES Act Funding Administered by the State of California – Laura Moreno: Laura stated that the Housing and Community Development (HCD) has issued round two ESG CARES Act funding. Round two amounted to $1,512,000.00, with 3.2% allowed for administrative costs, and was released Friday, October 2, 2020. Applications are due Wednesday, October 22, 2020, by 5:00 p.m. Applicants in the fire-prone areas will have a two-week extension on the application deadline. Round two funding is to be prioritized for rapid rehousing and emergency shelter for “non-entitlement” areas. Round two can be used for “entitlement” areas if there is no tsufficient need or number of proposals in the “non-entitlement” areas. “Non-entitlement” areas for the FMCoC jurisdiction includes Madera, Clovis, Coalinga, Firebaugh, Huron, Parlier, Orange Cove, Sanger, and San Joaquin. Motion: Jody Ketcheside Second: Edith Rico Abstentions: Department of Social Services Approved Page 4 of 5 Informational Items: 1. 100-Day Challenge – Doreen Eley: The 100-Day Challenge will start October 14, 2020, and will be a collection of “frontline staff” from all the different organizations that will meet to work on housing individuals experiencing homelessness that will be displaced when the funding for the COVID-19 beds ends. Doreen noted that the details would be worked out in the next meeting regarding the 100-Day Challenge. The discussion on October 14, 2020, will be held in a virtual forum. 2. Homeless Coordinating Financing Council – Jody Ketcheside: Jody stated that the Homeless Coordinating Financing Council (HCFC) manages the funds administered by HEAP. Jody mentioned objectives discussed regarding sheltered, unsheltered, and housed individuals who have or are currently experiencing homelessness at the next meeting. New policies and priorities will be established for each of the categories. The next HCFC meeting will occur on Monday, October 26, 2020, from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. 3. An officer at Large – Sara Mirhadi: Sara stated an Officer at Large position is available. The FMCoC will be accepting applications for the position until the end of October. Sara mentioned that she would be sending an official notice on Monday, October 12, 2020. Sara stated that there is a level of commitment involved in this position. 4. County of Fresno Update – Dylan McCully: Dylan stated that the amendment to extend the funding for the COVID-19 emergency shelter beds for Poverello House and RH Community Builders through December 31, 2020, was approved on September 22, 2020. Dylan noted that the revenue agreement between the City of Fresno and the County of Fresno for the CARES act ESG funds was approved. The allocation will be used similarly to the funding from the State of California for emergency COVID-19 response services. Dylan said that the agreement with Centro La Familia called “Bringing Families Home” was also approved at the September 22, 2020 meeting. “Bringing Families Home” will provide rapid rehousing and emergency housing services for Child Welfare families that are experiencing homelessness. 5. County of Madera – Elizabeth Wisener: Elizabeth stated that the Madera County Outreach Team had made 124 contacts in September for 424 contacts since July. Elizabeth explained that the CARES Act ESG funding from the County of Fresno had been dedicated to Rapid Rehousing. Madera county has provided rental assistance to 14 families in September. 6. SJVV Update – Jenny Gonzalez: A total of 94 veterans enrolled in services. Twenty-five veterans are receiving homeless prevention services. Sixty-nine veterans are enrolled in rapid rehousing services. 7. City of Fresno Update – Tom Morgan: Tom stated that award and non-award letters were emailed to applicants that applied for the NOFA ESG funding. Tom reported that the City of Fresno is going live with the paper that will display numbers that have been submitted by sub-recipients of ESG funds. These numbers reflect individuals served with ESG funds. Unscheduled Announcements: 1. Laura Moreno gave an update about project HomeKey. The County of Fresno, in partnership with RH Community Builders, applied for $13,500,000.00 to $14,500,000.00 to purchase the Fresno Hotel on Blackstone and Dakota. Laura stated that the application would be approved, and the County of Fresno will be notified on October 16, 2020. Laura noted that this plan would make 160 additional units used for individuals experiencing homelessness and the prevention of homelessness. 2. Jason Green-Lowe stated that “Home Base” has prepared a document that summarizes the new set of waivers from CPD about the FMCoC YHDP and ESG Programs. The second document is a summary of the ESG CV2 funding opportunity. Page 5 of 5 3. Pamela Hancock mentioned that Cheryl Vieira would be sending out a copy of the District Homeless Liaison List that references the different districts, their charters, and contacts. 4. Mistie Gattie-Blanco stated that the local Conservation Corps has a new mattress recycling program. This new program is a free service that also does pickups as well as drop-offs. Misty noted that the City of Fresno started their HEAP employment program contract and worked with shelter providers to provide cleanup around shelters and triage centers. This employment program will employ individuals currently experiencing homelessness or currently staying in an emergency shelter or triage. Meeting Adjourned at 10:25 a.m. - Next meeting will be on November 12, 2020 (Meeting will be conducted via BlueJeans video conferencing until further notice)