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Home My WebLink AboutFMCoC Meeting Minutes_11-12-20 (002)Page 1 of 4 Fresno Madera Continuum of Care Board Meeting Date: November 12, 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 AP Andrea Evans A: Joseph Evans Valley Teen Ranch P AP P P P P P P P A P Vice Chair Jody Ketcheside A: Latasha Hollins Turning Point Central California P 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 AP Tumani Heights A: Mayra Neri Fresno Unified School District AP P AP P P AP P P A A AP Jeannemarie Caris- McManus A: Aurora Ramirez Westside Family Preservation Services Network P P P A P P A P A P P Aprille Meza A: Kerin Blasingame Clovis Unified School District A A A A P A P A AP A P Secretary Sara Mirhadi A: Zachary Darrah Poverello House P 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 AP Collaborative Applicant Rep. Doreen Eley A: Melissa Mikel Fresno Housing Authority P AP AP AP P P AP P P P P Member At Large A: Edith Rico Mental Health Systems, Inc. AP P P P A P P A P P P Ka Yang A: Esther Miramontes Clinica Sierra Vista P AP AP AP P A P AP AP AP AP Sara Hedgpeth-Harris A: Nikki Love Central California Legal Services, Inc. P P AP AP P P P A AP AP A Alma Martinez A: Gayle Holman Community Medical Centers AP A A P AP AP P AP P AP A Ivonne Der Torosian A: Marisela Sosa Saint Agnes Medical Center A AP A A A A A A P A A David Bacci A: Valerie Norvell Hospital Council of North and Central CA P P A AP AP AP AP AP A AP AP Julie Mendoza HOPE Sanger A 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 AP Marianne LeCompte A: Tom Gray Wings Advocacy Fresno P P P P P P AP P P P A Marissa Gonzalez My Path Home A 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 P Halley Crumb Retraining the Village A 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 AP Page 2 of 4 Chia Thao A: Patricia Yost Elder Abuse Services, Inc. AP P AP AP A P A AP AP P P Delfina Vazquez Selma C.O.M. P P A P P P P A P P P Debra Rush A: Tiffany Apodaca Breaking the Chains AP A A A A A A P A A A Regional Rep. Heidi Crabtree A: Andrew Haussler City of Clovis A P P P P P P P P A A Chair/Regional Rep. Laura Moreno A: Shannon Duncan County of Fresno DSS P AP P P P A P P AP P P Regional Rep. Thomas Morgan A: Erika Lopez City of Fresno A P P P AP AP AP AP AP P/AP P Regional Rep. Elizabeth Wisener A: Ariana Gomez Community Action Partnership Madera P P P P P P P P P P P Thomas Werner Clearview Outreach A 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 P Dennis Koch A: Julie Morgan Madera County BHS P P P A P A P P P A Immediate Past Chair Shawn Jenkins A: MaryAnn Knoy WestCare P P AP P AP AP AP P AP A AP Laura Lopez A: Leticia Campos Marjaree Mason Center P P AP P P P P AP P P P Gregorio Barboza A: Jim Grant Bishops Advocacy Committee P 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 P Wayne Rutledge A: Katie Wilbur RH Community Builders AP AP P P AP AP AP AP AP A AP John Hernandez A: Richard Graham The Veterans Network A 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 A Loraine Goodwin Greenhouse A 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: Grand Jury Report – Laura Moreno FMCoC Orientation Materials – Devra Edelman Emergency Transfer for Victims of DV – Jason Green-Lowe Member at Large Update and Voting Procedures – Sara Mirhadi County of Fresno Update – Shannon Duncan County of Madera – Elizabeth Wisener SJVV Update – Jenny Gonzalez City of Fresno Update – Tom Morgan: Page 3 of 4 Minutes: The meeting was called to order by Chair Laura Moreno at 8:30 a.m. A quorum was established. Approve November Agenda, Approve October Meeting Minutes, and Approve Finance Report: Corrections to the October Minutes: Elizabeth Wisener would like to have the minutes reflect this statement regarding ESG funding: “Because of a shortage of housing in Madera County, CAPMC is having a difficult time spending all of the ESG rapid rehousing dollars that need to be spent by 12/31/2020”. Elizabeth also wanted the minutes to reflect that she wanted to ensure that the funds were spent. Elizabeth then inquired that those funds could be used to fund RRH programs Elizabeth stated that if any Fresno programs needed funding, she would be happy to help. Motion: Jody Ketcheside Second: Ana Cisneros Abstentions: None Approved Action Items: 1. Temporary Change to Coordinated Entry – Jason Green-Lowe: Jason stated that organizations participating in the 100 day challenge have requested a temporary change to the Coordinated Entry System to prioritize people in emergency shelters. This change of policy would only last until the end of the challenge. Motion: Ana Cisneros Second: Sara Mirhadi Abstentions: Approved 2. Fresno Housing Authority as the Collaborative Applicant FMCoC Planning MOU – Doreen Eley: HUD requires a CoC to have a collaborant Applicant for a number of functions, including submission of the annual NOFA. Fresno Housing has been chosen by the FMCoC to fullfill that role. Doreen wanted to set forth parameters of what the responsibilities are between the Fresno Housing Authority and the FMCoC. Doreen noted that section 578 talks about the responsibilities of the FMCoC and the responsibilities of a collaborative applicant. This Memorandum of Understanding talks about responsibilities such as coordinating the response to homelessness and plan for the Point In Time count. Motion: Jody Ketcheside Second: Edith Rico Abstentions: Fresno Housing Authority Approved 3. Approval of 2021 FMCoC General Membership and Annual Agreement – Jody Ketcheside: Jody stated there is a new annual membership agreement. There are a few minor changes to the application that were made to the original agreement. Motion: Sara Mirhadi Second: Katie Wilbur Abstentions: Approved Informational Items: 1. Grand Jury Report – Laura Moreno: Laura stated that the Grand Jury did a report on the community’s homeless response system and created a report around the coordination revolving around homelessness. Laura stated that the FMCoC, the County and the City have 90 days to respond to the report. Page 4 of 4 2. FMCoC Orientation Materials – Devra Edelman: Devra stated that Home Base had created an FMCoC orientation document to be shared with new members. The orientation document will enable them to understand the FMCoC’s background and history, leadership, committees, and roles in our community. 3. Emergency Transfer for Victims of DV – Jason Green-Lowe: Jason stated that the FMCoC had created a form for domestic violence victims living in HUD funding housing to request a transfer of housing if they feel they are in danger or under threat of danger. Per HUD requirements, all agencies should have a copy of this form readily available for victims to fill out. The purpose of this type of transfer is not for individuals who are homeless but for individuals who are already housed and need a transfer to different housing. 4. Member at Large Update and Voting Procedures – Sara Mirhadi: Sara mentioned that members that are either the primary or an alternate for an organization of the FMCoC and are in good standing are qualified to run for a position on the board of directors. Sara stated that there had been three nominations. Candidates are required to fill out an application and introduce themselves during the FMCoC meeting. The voting time frame will be limited. Candidates are as follows: Jessica Berzac, Leticia Campos, and Katie Wilbur. 5. County of Fresno Update – Shannon Duncan: Shannon stated that the county is current on all required reporting. She also noted that the County of Fresno is working with HEAP providers to spend all of the funds that expire June 2021. The County is working on amending agreements with Poverello House and MHS and these amended agreements will go in front of the Board of Supervisors on December 15, 2020. Shannon reported that HHAP round 2 allocations had been released. The County of Fresno has been awarded $1,063,00.00, and the City of Freno has been awarded $2,911,000.00. Shannon shared that the County of Fresno is partnering with RH Community Builders on project HomeKey for rapid rehousing services. 6. County of Madera – Elizabeth Wisener: Elizabeth shared the Homeless Engagement Living Program Center Outreach Report. Elizabeth stated that the outreach team made 72 contacts. Twenty-seven of those referrals were to Madera Behavioral Health, three referrals to suicide prevention, two accessed shelters, four were reunited with family. The outreach team is working with 44 individuals to become document ready. Elizabeth reported on the various funding sources the County of Madera has received. 7. SJVV Update – Jenny Gonzalez: Jenny reported that SJVV is serving 86 veterans, 61 of which are in the rapid rehousing programs, and 25 are homeless prevention. Jenny stated that 14 veterans are housed in hotels. Jenny noted that SJVV did participate in the Veterans Day parade. 8. City of Fresno Update – Tom Morgan: Tom reported that the City Council had approved the substantial amendment for the ESG CV2 funding. Tom stated that proper documentation and funding agreement would need to be submitted to HUD. Unscheduled Announcements: No unscheduled announcements Meeting Adjourned at 10:25 a.m. - Next meeting will be on December 15, 2020 (Meeting will be conducted via BlueJeans video conferencing until further notice)