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Fresno Madera Continuum of Care Board and General Membership Meeting
Date: October 25, 2021 Type: Special Meeting to Approve Priority List
Time: 1:30 p.m. Chair: Laura Moreno
Location: BlueJeans Video Conferencing
2021 FMCoC General Membership 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 AP P P
Andrea Evans
A: Joseph Evans Valley Teen Ranch P P P P P P P P P P
Vice Chair Jody Ketcheside
A: Michael Thomas Turning Point Central California P P P P P P P P P P
Pamela Hancock
A: Cheryl Vieira
Fresno County Superintendent of
Schools AP P AP P P P AP AP P P
Jeannemarie Caris-
McManus
A: Yanitza Castro
Westside Family Preservation
Services Network P P P P AP AP P P P P
Aprille Meza
A: Kerin Blasingame Clovis Unified School District A A A A A P A A P A
Secretary Sara Mirhadi
A: Zachary Darrah Poverello House P P P P P AP P P P P
Virginia Sparks
A: Ana Cisneros Kings View P P P P AP AP AP AP AP AP
Collaborative
Applicant Rep.
Doreen Eley
A: Tiffany Chavarria Fresno Housing Authority P P P P P P P AP A P
Alyce Belford
A: Edith Rico Mental Health Systems, Inc. A P P A AP AP AP A AP AP
Ester Miramontes
A: Gregory Coleman Clinica Sierra Vista AP A P P P A A P P P
Tricia Herrera
A: Robert Cortez Central California Legal Services, Inc. A A A A A A A A A A
Alma Martinez
A: Gayle Holman Community Medical Centers P P P P AP P P AP P A
David Bacci
A: Valerie Norvell
Hospital Council of North and
Central CA AP P A P AP A AP AP AP A
Susan Holt
A: Jolie Gordon-Browar Fresno County DBH P P P P AP AP P P A AP
Zaven Kalebjian
A: Tom Gray Wings Advocacy Fresno A P P P P A P A A A
Margarita Rocha
A: Ilse Gallardo Centro la Familia AP AP AP AP A AP A AP AP P
Rain Chamberlain Navigating Structures - - - - P P P P P P
Roland Geiger
A: Beverly Fitzpatrick Eco Village - - - - - P P P A P
Andrea Shabaglian
A: Kim Hashimoto Made for Them - - - - - A A A A A
Julie Mendoza
A: Yolanda Shahbazian Hope Sanger - - - - - P A P A A
Abbie Velasco
A: Brad Hardie
Comprehensive Addiction Program
Inc. - - - - - - - - P P
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Jackline Perez
A: Mirna Jimenez
Housing Authority of the City of
Madera - - - - - - - - A P
Tanesha Morris
A: Suzanna Gamez
Resources for Independence Central
Valley - - - - - - - - - AP
Chia Thao
A: Patricia Yost Elder Abuse Services, Inc. P AP P P A P A P AP A
Delfina Vazquez
A: Angela Hernandez Selma C.O.M. A A P A P A AP P P P
Debra Rush
A: Tiffany Apodaca Breaking the Chains A A P AP AP A A AP AP A
Regional Rep. Andrew Haussler City of Clovis P P P A A A A AP P P
Chair/Regional Rep. Laura Moreno
A: Shannon Duncan County of Fresno DSS P P P P P AP P P P P
Regional Rep. H Spees
A: Erika Lopez City of Fresno P P P P P AP P AP AP AP
Regional Rep. Elizabeth Wisener
A: Ariana Gomez
Community Action Partnership
Madera P P P P P P P P P P
Sharon Diaz
A: Eleanor Belmontes Madera County DSS A A P AP AP AP P AP A P
Connie Moreno-
Peraza
A: Julie Morgan
Madera County BHS A A AP A AP A A A A P
Matthew Treber
A: Joel Bugay County of Madera P P P P AP P P P P P
Immediate Past
Chair
Shawn Jenkins
A: MaryAnn Knoy WestCare P P AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP
Laura Lopez
A: Leticia Campos Marjaree Mason Center P AP P P P P P P AP P
Member At Large MaryAnn Knoy WestCare P P P P P P P P P P
Member At Large Katie Wilbur
A: Wayne Rutledge RH Community Builders AP P P P P P P P P P
Felix Aboh
A: Deborah Goodel Felix Aboh – Eternal Life Gospel P P P P A A A P P A
Loraine Goodwin Greenhouse A A A A A A A A P A
Jessica Berzac
A: Ryan Wilson Upholdings P P P AP P AP A A AP P
Cassandra Parker
A: Joanna Litchenberg Focus Forward A A P P P A AP 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.
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Minutes:
The meeting was called to order by Chair Laura Moreno at 1:30 pm.
A quorum was established.
Action Items:
Approval of Proposed Priority List from Review and Rank Panel – Kelly Shaban and Maya Spark: A Special meeting was held to
review and approve the proposed Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of Funding Opportunity
(NOFO) priority list as recommended by the Review and Rank Committee. The proposed priority list is to be submitted as part of
the FMCoC’s application to HUD for Continuum of Care funding. In the spring, Homebase conducted Technical Assistance visits
with individual CoC funded providers to address any performance metrics and any HUD compliance issues, provide training,
answer questions, and to help adapt project configurations to meet the needs of the CoC funds. Initial scoring tools and policies
were approved by the CoC in July. The CoC NOFO was released on August 18th, and minor changes were made the Scoring Tools
to maximize the number of points for the FMCoC’s national application. Prior to the competition beginning, Homebase completed
Annual Performance Reports (APRs) from HMIS and uploaded this information into PRESTO to allow agencies to review their data
and ensure it was consistent with their outcomes. The Annual Renewal Demand for Fresno is approximately $10.8M for 2021,
with approximately $500K available in CoC Bonus funding and $1.4M available in DV Bonus funding.
The priority listing included recommendations for new projects that would fill the role of DV Bonus, reallocation, or CoC Bonus
funds. The local competition for renewal projects was held in July and early August. A Technical Assistance New Project workshop
was held on September 7, 2021 and all new project applications were due to Homebase on September 28, 2021. 37 new and
renewal applications were received, which included auto ranked projects. The Review and Rank panel met on October 13th and
14th, 2021 for thorough review of the applications that were received. Of the 37 applications, 35 projects were recommended for
funding based on the Review and Rank Panel’s review. On October 15, 2021, applicants were notified of the Review and Rank
Panel’s preliminary priority listing and were provided individual scoring cards. Eligible applicants had the opportunity to file an
appeal from the recommendations made by the Review and Rank Panel, and none submitted a Notice of Intent to Appeal. The
proposed priority listing was shared with the General membership Friday, October 22, 2021 for review prior to the October 25,
2021 Special meeting.
The Proposed Priority list was numbered 1 through 35 and included the project’s scores. Some projects scored higher than 100
points due to bonus points in the scoring tool. More projects scored in Tier 1 projects due to the 100% Annual Renewal Demand,
which was higher than the 94% allocated in 2019. HMIS, Coordinated Entry, and First Year Renewal Projects were not scored and
were automatically ranked. Project Sparrow was listed at the bottom of Tier 2 to potentially be funded through DV Bonus funding
and Project Rise Expansion was ranked below the original Project Rise. A Rapid Way Home, Project Home Plate, Project Rise, and
Safe and Sound voluntarily agreed to take a 25% cut on their total budget. Shelter Plus Care made the decision to voluntarily
reallocate $300k prior to the competition. The voluntarily reallocated funding was placed back into the Annual Renewal Demand
to allow more projects to land in Tier 1. Two project applications were submitted past the initial grace period identified in the
scoring policies and were therefore not recommended for funding.
Motion: Jody Ketcheside Second: Ana Cisneros
Abstentions: Laura Moreno – County of Fresno Department of Social Services, Andrew Haussler – City of Clovis, Joel Bugay –
County of Madera, H Spees – City of Fresno, Pamela Hancock – Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, Rain Chamberlain –
Navigating Structures
Approved
Meeting Adjourned at 2:05 pm