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ContraCostaCouncilonHomelessnessMeeting

MATERIALSLISTAgendaItem Materials

1. Welcome/Introductions

2. ApproveMinutes(ActionItem) October4,2018MeetingMinutes

3. CommitteeUpdates CoHCommitteeUpdates

4. TheSPARKInitiativePresentation

5. HEAPRecommendations(ActionItem) AdHocFundingCommitteeHEAPFundingAllocationsRecommendations

6. OctoberCoCQuarterlyMeetingReportOut

7. HomelessAwarenessMonthHighlights

8. CommunityAnnouncements

9. Pinit

Thursday,November1,2018

CommonlyUsedAcronyms

Acronym Definition

AHAR AnnualHomelessAssessmentReportAPR AnnualPerformanceReport(forHUDhomelessprograms)

CDBG CommunityDevelopmentBlockGrant(CPDprogram–federalfundingstream)CES CoordinatedEntrySystem

CoC ContinuumofCare;systemofcareofferingassistancetopersonsexperiencing/atriskofhomelessness

CoC FederalgrantprogramstressingpermanentsolutionstohomelessnessConPlan ConsolidatedPlan,alocallydevelopedplanforhousingassistanceandurbandevelopmentunder

CDBGandotherCPDprogramsDCD DepartmentofConservationandDevelopment

ESG EmergencySolutionsGrant(CPD–federalandstateprogramfundingstreams)FMR FairMarketRent(maximumrentforSection8rentalassistance/CoCgrants)

H3 (ContraCostaCounty)Health,Housing,andHomelessServicesDivisionHCD HousingandCommunityDevelopment(Stateoffice)

HEARTH HomelessEmergencyandRapidTransitiontoHousing(HEARTH)Actof2009

HMIS HomelessManagementInformationSystemHOME HomeInvestmentPartnerships(CPDprogram)

HOPWA HousingOpportunitiesforPersonswithAIDS(CPDprogram)HUD U.S.DepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopment(federal)

MHSA MentalHealthServicesActNOFA NoticeofFundingAvailability

PSH PermanentSupportiveHousingPHA PublicHousingAuthority

RRH RapidRe-HousingSAMHSA SubstanceAbuse&MentalHealthServicesAdministration

SNAPS OfficeofSpecialNeedsAssistanceProgram(HUDofficeoverseeingCoC)

SSO SupportiveServicesOnly(program)SSDI SocialSecurityDisabilityIncome

SSI SupplementalSecurityIncomeSSVF SupportiveServicesforVeteranFamiliesprogram(fundingstream)

TA TechnicalAssistance

TANF TemporaryAssistancetoNeedyFamiliesTAY TransitionAgeYouth(usuallyages16-24)

VA VeteransAffairs(U.S.Departmentof)VASH VeteransAffairsSupportiveHousing

VI-SPDAT VulnerabilityIndex–ServicePrioritizationDecisionAssistanceToolUnlessotherwisenoted,CouncilmeetingswillbeheldonthefirstThursdayeverymonthfrom1pm–3pmintheSequoiaRoomat50DouglasDrive,Martinez,CA94553.CoCmeetingsareheldevery3rdFridayinthemonthsofApril,July,October,andJanuaryfrom10:00am-12:00pminrotatinglocations.AnydisclosablepublicrecordsrelatedtoanopensessionitemonaregularmeetingagendaanddistributedbytheContraCostaCouncilonHomelessnesstoamajorityofmemberslessthan72hourspriortothatmeetingareavailableforpublicinspectionat2400BissoLane,BuildingD,2ndFloor,Concord,CA94520duringnormalbusinesshours.Publiccommentmaybesubmittedviaelectronicmailonagendaitemsatleastonefullworkdaypriortothepublishedmeetingtime.TheContraCostaCouncilonHomelessnesswillprovidereasonableaccommodationsforpersonswithdisabilitiesplanningtoattendmeetings.Contacttheindividualshownbelowatleast72hoursbeforethemeeting:JaimeJenett;Phone:(925)608-6716;Email:Jaime.Jenett@hsd.cccounty.us.

ContraCostaCouncilonHomelessnessMeetingCommitteeUpdates

Committee/Workgroup MeetingDate Outcomes

AdHocFundingCommittee October15,2018

ReviewedtheHEAPcommunityprocessandthetopprioritiesthatcameoutoftheWest,Central,EastandYouthHEAPmeetings.DeterminedwhichinterventionstorecommendincludingtofundthroughtheHEAPapplicationandhavevotedonbytheCouncil.TheHEAPapplicationisduetothestatebyDecember31,2018.

CEOversightCommittee October25,2018

Discussedhighlightsfromdraft2017CoordinatedEntryevaluationreportandrecommendedrevisionstofurtherbolsteranalysis.DiscussedupdatesandactiontakenongapsidentifiedduringAugustmeeting.Discussedpossiblesolutionsandideasforspeedinguptheprocessofsecuringproperdocumentationforclients.

Nextmeeting:December13,2018

AffordableHousingDevelopersWorkgroup

October12,2018

AsubsetoftheAffordableHousingDevelopersworkgroupmettodiscusshousingplacementthroughCES.Nextstepsincludeincreasingdeveloperunderstandingoftheirrolesandresponsibilitiesspecifictoeligibilityscreeningandreferrals,andimprovingCESprocessforensuringclientsdocumentreadytostreamlinehousingplacementprocess.

YouthActionCouncil

YAChasbeenpartofUCBerkeley’sInnovationsforYouthEndingYouthHomelessnessCatalystGroup.TheCatalystGroupisfocusedonfosteringpartnershipsbetweenfaculty,staff,students,researchers,andcommunitypartnersinordertodevelopeffectivesolutionstoyouthhomelessness.Inconnectingresearchandpractice,theCatalystGroupseekstobringtogetherperspectivesfromadvocacywork,academia,andlivedexperiencesofhomelessness.

YACisworkingwithH3andHomeBasetolearnaboutthecommunity’sdataanddatacollectionandanalysisprocessestobecomemoreinvolvedintheCoC’ssystem-wideandcoordinatedentrydatacommitteesandworkgroups.

Note:SeeCommittee/WorkgroupCalendarforalistofthisyear’sCommitteeeventsandactionitems.

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CONTRACOSTACOUNCILONHOMELESSNESSMEETINGMINUTES

TheContraCostaCouncilonHomelessnessprovidesaforumforcommunicationandcoordinationabouttheimplementationoftheCounty'sStrategicPlantopreventandendhomelessness,andfororchestratingavisiononendinghomelessnessintheCounty,educatingthecommunityonhomelessissues,andadvocatingonfederal,state,andlocalpolicyissuesaffectingpeoplewhoarehomelessorat-riskofhomelessness.TheCouncilprovidesadviceandinputontheoperationsofhomelessservices,programoperations,andprogramdevelopmenteffortsinContraCostaCounty.ItemsmaybetakenoutoforderbasedonthebusinessofthedayandpreferenceoftheCouncil.Date,Time:Thursday,October4,2018,1:00–3:00pmLocation:500EllinwoodWay,PleasantHillConferenceRoomA/B,PleasantHill,CACouncilMemberAttendance: Present:CandaceCollier,JohnEckstrom,GabrielLemus,DeannePearn,MiguelHidalgo-Barnes,TeriHouse,DougLeich,JohnBarclay,CeceliaMcCloy,BradleyLindbloom,CarolynFoudy,DanSawislak,TracyPullarAbsent:PatriceGuillory,AlejandraChamberlain,ManjitSappal,JosephVillarrealStaffAttendance:LavonnaMartin,JaimeJenett,NatalieSiva,ContraCostaHealthServices(H3);EricaMcWhorter,ColinSorensen,HomeBasePublicAttendance:RuthGoldenberg,CindyErickson,MariaMunoz,SusanPadan,RobinHolcomb,UshaRamachandran,BritneyHayer,LashannaLee,DawnMorrow,BillySeilhan,MarioMonts,GloriaSchafer,BerthaLopez,MargaretCampo,FadiElMayek,JuneCummings,AndreaAgainaldo,DeniseClarke,JillRay,JustinPennell,JanetteKennedy,SamaaGad,ZuleikaGodinez,BrandonBrafelow,JoeSerrano,RichPenski,KatieWilbur,AraceliaGarcia,DanStout,KimMoore,SteveWheeler,JohnWarden,SephanieStovall,LeonardRamirez,KarenErickson

1. WelcomeandIntroductions

2. ApproveMinutes(ActionItem)• Motion• StateofMotion:

o WemovetoadopttheminutesfromtheAugust27thCouncilonHomelessnessMeeting.

• Discussiono TheCouncilmovedtoapprove.o Doug:Movetoamendtoincludea“B”afterJohnontheminutesto

distinguishbetweenJohnBarclayandJohnEckstrom.• ProceduralRecord:

o Motionmadeby:TeriHouse

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o Secondedby:BradleyLinbloomo AYES:CandaceCollier,JohnEckstrom,GabrielLemus,DeannePearn,

MiguelHidalgo-Barnes,TeriHouse,DougLeich,JohnBarclay,CeceliaMcCloy,BradleyLindbloom,CarolynFoudy,DanSawislak,TracyPullar

o NOES:None.o ABSTAINS:None.o ABSENT:PatriceGuillory,AlejandraChamberlain,ManjitSappal,Joseph

Villarrealo MOTIONAPPROVED

3. CaliforniaEmergencySolutionsandHousing(CESH)FundingAllocation(ActionItem)

• LavonnapresentedonCESHo Lavonna:Newfundingsourcefromthestate,itwasintroducedatthe

lastCOHmeeting,itspecificallytargetscrisisresponsesolutionswithinsystemofcare.AdditionalpotcomingdownalongwithHEAP—someofyouhavecometothecommunitymeetings—thisisaseparatepot.Thefirstroundis$855,000andtheapplicationisduenextweek.We’vebeenworkinghardtomakesureeverythingisreadyandalignedforthedeadline.AtthelastCOHmeeting,thecouncilapprovedH3astheadministrativeentitytoadministerthefunds.§ Anothercomponentwasconsideringhowthefundswouldbe

spent§ TherearesimilaritieswiththeEmergencySolutionsGrant.There

willbeanotherroundoffundinginearly2019,sowecanadjustandthinkaboutwhatelseweneedinthesystemofcare.Theserecommendationstakeintoaccounttheotherdollarsthatarecomingtothesystemofcare.Whatstaffhasdone—we’velookedatCESHandconsideredwhatgapsexistfromtheHEAPfundingandotherfunding,andlookedtofillthosegapswithCESHfunding.Wearealsoconsideringmaximumlimitationsfromthestateregardingthemaximumamountoffundingwecangiveanyoneparticularprogram

§ Wearen’tapplyingforrentalassistanceinthisround§ Wealsodidn’tproposeanydollarsforoperatingfundinginthis

round;thatmaybeafutureexpense,butnotinthisround§ Intendingtoput50%ofthemoneytowardFlexibleHousingPool

(HousingSecurityFund).Thismoneyhelpsindividualstoremainhoused.Itaddressesthebarriersthatexistwithotherfundinginterventions.Inthelargercities,thoseotherfundingsourceswouldnotmeettheneed,becausetheyarenotlargeenough.Flexiblehousingpoolsweredevelopedtoprovidesome“nimbleness”tothesystemofcare.Wehavenotyetanydisbursedanyfundsforourhousingsecurityfunds(they’vesat

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andgainedinterest),andwewillstrategicallyusetheseaswecontinuetorolloutCES.WiththeadditionalfundingfromCESH,wewillbecloseto$1millionandwillbereadytorollitout

§ 40%willgotoemergencyhousinginterventions(navigationcenters,shelter/diversion,andoutreach)

§ 5%togotosystemsupport,suchasbringingdatauptospeed…specificallyCESandHMISdata.InourSystemofcare,we’veidentifiedafewagenciesthatneedcustomreportsinordertoimprovetheirdata.Thisfundinghelpsimprovethosedatacollectionefforts

§ Thelast5%goestoadministration.Thecapis5%fromthestate.o Gabriel:Thiscanbechangedatanytime,correct?Forexample,ifthere

aren’tenoughapplicationsforaparticularprogram.§ Lavonna:Yes,itcanbeadjusted.Thisisjustaninitialproposalto

thestate.Aswerollitouttothecommunity—thesedollarswillbeRFPd'out—thatwillbetheprocessforthesedollarsaswell.IFwecannotspenddownthesedollars,wecangobacktothestateandmovethemaround

o Deanne:Therentalassistanceisblank—andthat’sbecausewearegoingtofilltheGAPbytheHEAP?§ Lavonna:No,thatisbeingfilledbytheFlexibleHousingPool.It’s

essentiallythesamething.o Gabriel:Andthismoneyhasa5-yearperiod?

§ Lavonna:Yes,a5yearspenddown.Therearetworoundsandtheroundsarebacktoback,buteachroundhasa5-yearspend-downperiod,respectively.

o Dan:Didthemoneycomefromthelegislature’sexpandedbudget?§ Lavonna:SomeofitcamefromtheBuildingHomesandJobsAct,

aswellassomeunspentESGfunding.o Community:Ihear5-yearspend-down,howquicklydoyouplanon

allocating?§ Lavonna:Wearerequiredtodothatwithin5months.

o JohnBarclay:Areyoueligibleforbothrounds?§ Lavonna:Yes,butRound2isnotexpectedtobeasmuchmoney.

Thisfirstroundwasaveryfastturnaround,somanycommunitieswon’tmakeitintoRound1.

o Deanne:Atwhatpointarewelookingatthedifferentfundingsourcesandprogramstomakesurethatwedidn’tunder-oroverdolineitems?§ Lavonna:Thisismostlyrelyingonmythinkingandstaff

recommendations.Lookingatcommunitypriorities,lookingatwhatwearefundingwithothersources,suchasHEAP.Wearebeingverymindfulofwhatprogramsarealreadybeingfundedelsewhere.

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o Community:ISthisforbuildingnewfacilitiesorutilizingexistingfacilities?§ Lavonna:CapitaldevelopmentareineligibleitemsforCESH.

However,theHEAPdollarscanfundcapitalprojects.Makingsurewejuggleboth.

o Community:IstheregoingtobemorefundingtohiremoreHousingNavigators?§ Lavonna:Wehavebeenholdingcommunitymeetingsregarding

HEAP.WestCountyisgetting$1.36million,Eastisgetting$2.9million,andCentralisgetting$2.2million.Thesehavebeenagoodopportunityforcommunitymemberstocomeanddecideonthebestprogramstofund,suchasHousingNavigators.TherewillalsobeYouthforumforHEAPtonight.

• ProceduralRecord:o MotiontoapprovestaffrecommendationonhowCESHfundswillbe

allocated.o Motionmadeby:CeilMcCloyo Secondedby:JohnEckstromo AYES:CandaceCollier,JohnEckstrom,GabrielLemus,DeannePearn,

MiguelHidalgo-Barnes,TeriHouse,DougLeich,JohnBarclay,CeceliaMcCloy,BradleyLindbloom,CarolynFoudy,DanSawislak,TracyPullar,

o NOES:None.o ABSTAINS:None.o ABSENT:PatriceGuillory,AlejandraChamberlain,ManjitSappal,Joseph

Villarrealo MOTIONAPPROVED

4. CommitteeUpdates

• Jaime:PolicyandAdvocacyCommitteemetandproposednewlegislativeplatformlanguage

o TheSubpopulationsCommitteemet,gooddiscussion,changeditsnametotheEnsuringEquityCommittee

o CEOversightCommitteedidnotmeeto SomeseatsaregoingtobeupinDecember;peoplecanreapplyo TheNominatingCommitteewillstartnominatingnewmembersforthe

COH,withrecommendationstotheCOHbythefirstmeetinginJanuary.

o Forpeoplewhoseseatsareexpiring,youcanremainonthecouncil,butyouhavetoreapply

• Ceil:Pleasemakesuretobroadcast/advertiseaboutvacanciesandpendingseatssothatothercommunitymemberscanapply

o Lavonna:Weareplanningonthat

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• Gabriel:WhydonominationshavetogotoFamilyandHumanServicesCommitteewhenwearetheadvisorybodyonhomelessness?

o Jaime:Icanaskaboutthat.UsuallythisisjustastampofapprovalbeforetheBoardofSupervisors.

o Gabriel:I’veseenothercommitteesthatjustgostraighttotheBOSwhentheyhavenewmembers

o Lavonna:Ithinkothercommitteesaredifferentbecausetheyhavedifferentwaysofselectingpeopleforseats(forexample,someseatsmaybeseatedbyBOSmembers)

• Ceil:JustontheP&ACommittee…Iassumetherewon’tbeanothermeetinguntilsomethinghashappenedinthelegislature

o Erica:TherehasbeensomerethinkingonP&A.ItwilllikelychangetostarttrackingtheCaliforniaStateLegislature’scalendar.BecausethereissuchalengthyprocessinvolvedinmakingrecommendationstotheBOS,wearetinkeringwiththescheduletomakesurethattheP&Ameetingcaneffectivelymakerecommendationsonlegislationintime.

5. 2019LegislativePlatform(ActionItem)• Dougdiscussedtheproposedchangestothe2019LegislativePlatformbasedon

theAugustPolicyandAdvocacyCommitteeMeeting• Doug:ThisistheproposedlanguagethatwediscussedatthelastP&Ameeting

andweareproposingittotheCouncilsothatwecansendittoH3/Lavonnaforaction

• Deanne:InsubsectionA,sincewearechoosingtospelloutindividualsubpopulations,itseemsremisstoleaveoutveterans

o Doug:Wecanaddressthatinamotiono Deanne:Ithinkweshouldaddveterans—wehaveawholesetofwork

forveteranso Teri:Wealsohavehighcostutilizerstothecountyandthechronically

homeless—shouldweaddthoseaswello Deanne:Ordowejustuse“vulnerablepopulations”?o Lavonna:It’simportanttonotehowtheselegislativeplatformsare

utilized…sometimes,themorebroadtheplatformis,wecanmorequicklymoveitemsthrough.Ifitistoospecific,itmayrequireadditionalsteps,suchasgoingtothelegislativecommitteeoftheBoard.Wewanttofindthatfinebalance.Nottoovaguebutnottoospecific.

o Ceil:Add“butnotlimitedto”after“including.”o JohnBarclay:WecouldusethepopulationsoftheVI-SPDAT.o Lavonna:Icouldpotentiallyseesomefuturelegislationthatspecifies

differentpopulations/focuses.Ithinkthebestwaytoavoidarabbitholeisincluding“butnotlimitedto.”Asit’swrittennow,itspecifiesthe

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currentprioritiesoftheCouncil,butstillconsidersotherpotentialpopulations.

o Community:Afairpercentageofhomelesspeoplearementallyill.Ifyouaregoingtohavespecifics,thenthatdoescausesomeissuesifyouleavethementallyilloutofit.Withtheseothersubpopulations,weshouldincludementallyill.

o Miguel:Wehaveatoolformeasuringvulnerability,whichistheVI-SPDAT,sowedon’tneedtoparseoutwhat“mostvulnerable”means.

• Lavonna:Wejustwantalegislativeplatformthatwillbemosteffectiveincommunicatingourstance/recommendationsonlegislationthatmaycomeoutfromthestate.Iwouldcompletelyagreethatmentallyillwouldbeworthwhiletoincludebecausethereisalotoflegislationthatspecificallytalksaboutthosewhoarementallyill.

• Miguel:Thismayspeaktothefactthatthere’salackofclarityaroundourpriorities.

• ProceduralRecord:o MotiontoadoptlanguageofLegislativePlatformlanguageas

presented,withanamendmenttoinclude“butnotlimitedto”after“including”inSectionA,aswellasaddingveteransinthelist

o Deanne:Friendlyamendmenttoinclude“personswithseriousmentalillness”aswell.

o Gabriel:Thisplatformisforthestate,notfederal,right?o Lavonna:ThisismostlyfortheBoardofSupervisors,whetheritsfederal

orthestate.o Motionmadeby:CeilMcCloyo Secondedby:JohnBarclayo AYES:CandaceCollier,JohnEckstrom,GabrielLemus,DeannePearn,

MiguelHidalgo-Barnes,TeriHouse,DougLeich,JohnBarclay,CeceliaMcCloy,BradleyLindbloom,CarolynFoudy,DanSawislak,TracyPullar,

o NOES:None.o ABSTAINS:None.o ABSENT:PatriceGuillory,AlejandraChamberlain,ManjitSappal,Joseph

Villarrealo MOTIONAPPROVED

6. November2018BallotPropositionsonHousing

• DougpresentedBallotMeasures1,2and10.• Doug:Thisisnotanactionitem,justadiscussion/informationsessionforthe

differentballotmeasures.TheBOShastakenapositionofsupportforMeasure1and2.TheyhavetakennopositiononProposition10.

o Thefirstpropositionisproposition1.It’sageneralobligationbondprogrampropositiontofundconstructionofAffordableHousing.Of

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that$4billion,$1billionissetasideforveteranhousing.Theother$3billionismoregeneral.

o Dan:$1.5billionisallocatedformultifamilyhousingprojects.That’sahugeamount…maybecouldevendoubletheamountoffundingforhousingforthestate.

o Community:Itdoesn’tcreateanynewprograms.Allofthefundingwillgotoalreadyexistingprograms.Justaddingtothepot.

o Dan:Yes,butsomeofthosepotsareemptyandhaven’thadfundingformultipleyears

• Doug:Proposition2allocates$2billionforsupportivehousingforhomelessresidentsinneedofmentalhealthservices.Unlikeprop1,thisisnotageneralobligationbond.Instead,itwillauthorizefundingtocomefromthementalhealthfund(the“millionaire’stax”)togotohousinginstead.

o Miguel:Sonewconstruction…veryexciting.o Lavonna:Thisisspecificallyforthecreationofaffordablepermanent

supportivehousingwithservicesattached.Thisballotmeasureisnottointendedforservices.Itissolelyforconstructionandrehabofexistingbuildingsforaffordablehousing.

• Doug:Proposition10willrepealtheCostaHawkinsActfrom1995,whichprohibitscitiesandotherjurisdictionsfromimposingrentcontroltostructuresafteracertaindate.Thisactwouldrepealtheact,whichwouldallowcitiestoimposerentcontroltoabroaderspectrumofhousingthanthestatecurrentlyallows

o Dan:Currentlywhensomeoneleavesaunit,thelandlordcanraisetherateoftheunittoequalthecurrentmarket.

o Doug:Currentlycitiesdohavemeasuresthatprotectnewtenantsafteraprevioustenantleavesorisevicted.Unitsaresubjectedtorentceilings,sothatnewtenantsonlyhavetopaysomuch.

• Doug:Multi-FaithActionCoalition,HousingCalifornia,Non-ProfitHousingAssociationofNorthernCalifornia,EastBayHousingOrganizations,andEnsuringOpportunityendorseall3ofthesepropositions.

o Community:AndtheWesternCenteronLawandPovertyhasalsoendorsedall3propositions

o Community:Inthinkingaboutthis,intheareaswherethisisrentcontrol—doesthatincreasetheavailabilityofunitsforpeoplethatneedit?Likeforexample,oneofthecounterargumentsto10—ifpeoplecannotincreaserent,theymightnotrehabtheirunitsinbetweentenants§ Community:Justtoclarify,Proposition10doesnotimposeany

newrentcontrol.Thereisalotofresearchaboutrentcontrolpolicies…ingeneral,incitiesthathaverentcontrolnow,therehousingproductionhasnotbeenimpacted.Norentcontrolis

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goingtocapatzeroincreases.Peoplearestillabletomakeincreasestotheirunitsevenwithrentcontrol.

• Doug:Thesearetheballotmeasuresthathavethemostdirectimpactonhousingandhomelessness,andsowewanttomakesureeveryonelooksattheseandvotes!

o Deanne:IfthisbodybelievesthattheBOSshouldtakeafavorablestanceon10,canwemakethatrecommendationtotheBoard?

o Jaime:TheCOHcandirectstafftopreparetheinformation/documentstosubmittothelegislativecommitteeoftheBOS.

o Jill(community):Thelegislativecommitteehasbeencanceledthismonth,sothiswouldgodirectlytotheBoardchair.

o Teri:Staffhasalotontheirplaterightnow;wanttocautionwhetherthisisagooduseoftime.

o Jaime:Jill,canyouclarify?o Jill:TheCOHwouldsubmitalettertotheBoardchair,andtheymayor

maynottakeitup,becausethey’vealreadydiscussedit.Theyalsomaynothavetakenastanceon10becauseithastodowithcitiesinsteadofcounties—it’soutoftheirjurisdiction.

o Teri:Sothismaynotbeagooduseoftime.• JohnBarclay:Beforewemovepastthelegislation,SB1152isabouthospital

dischargesofhomelesspatients.Thebillwouldrequirespecificplansforhowtodischargehomelesspatients.Therearesomeadvocacyopportunitiesarounddischargeofhomelesspatients.AdvocatingatparticularhospitalsinAntioch,Martinez,Richmondmightbeworthwhile.

7. PITCount

• JaimediscussedtheupcominghomelessPointinTimeCount.• Jaime:It’supcominginJanuary.It’severyyear,wedoacensusofeveryonewe

canidentifyinourcommunity.WearehavingourfirstplanningmeetingonNov.2ndforanyonewhoisinterestedinbeingapartofthethinking/designofthisprocess,suchassurveys,howtoconductthecount,howtodovolunteerrecruitment.Wearelookingatsomeoftheincentivestorecruitvolunteers(suchashandingoutappreciationbagsatcommunitycolleges).

o Foranyoneinthisroom,ifyouknowofanynon-agencyoutreachthatishappening(forexample,religiousgroups),wewanttoknowsothatwecancollaboratewiththemongatheringsomeofthisdata

o Ifanyoneisinterestedinthinkingaboutthevolunteerpiece,letmeknow.Wearethinkingabouthavingmoresiteswithmorevolunteers.Tryingtocaptureasmanypeopleaspossibleinourdatacollection.

o COREOutreachteamswillstillbegoingout.• Teri:Whatisthetargetnumberofvolunteers?

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o Jaime:Atleast100…probablymorelike200.Weusuallyhaveabunchofno-showsonthedayofthetraining,etc.Tryingtomakesurethatnovolunteersareouttherebythemselves.

o Currentlyfiguringoutthesitesthatwehave.o Teri:I’vebeenusingthe“NextDoor”apptorecruitvolunteersfor

things.It’sagreatapp.Idon’twanttobethevolunteerrecruitmentcoordinator,butIcanworkwithNextDoortogetstartedonthis.

• Jaime:Volunteersgoout,collectdata,conductsurveys,etc.TheydropofftheirpacketatH3andH3takesitfromthere.

• Doug:TheCORETeamhelpstocollectinformationfromtheencampments.• Jaime:Wegetpeoplewhosay“I’mokaywithgoingtoencampmentsonmy

own.”That’snotsomethingweencourage.We’renotgoingtohavecommunityvolunteersgotoencampmentsduringthePIT.Wehavetrained,paidstaffforthat.Wealsohaveotherneeds;forexample,wewillneedpeopletocalldifferentsitestohelpcoordinate.

• Jaime:Ifyouknowanyonewhomightwanttoparticipatewiththesurveysandneedstraining—suchasyourstaffmembers—letmeknowandwecangettheminvolved.

8. HomelessAwarenessMonth• Jaime:Aswedidinyear’spast,we’redoingaToolkitforagencies.There’salso

advocacygoingbehindthescenes.Forexample,wehavepeoplewhoaregoingtoCityCouncilmeetings.YoucangoandaskyourCityCounciltomakeaproclamationaboutHomelessAwarenessMonth.Wealreadyhavetalkingpointsreadyforyou.Firststepisgettingonthecitycouncilagenda,andthenyoucangoandspeaktothemaboutmakingaproclamation.CandaceisgoingtoAntioch’scitycouncil.

• Teri:It’salwayseffectivetobearesidentofthatcity.Theywanttohearfromtheirconstituents.

• Jaime:Wearealsohandingoutawards.Wehaveanawardforlandlords,volunteers,andinnovation.Forexample,ifyou’veseensomethingawesomeandinnovativeforoursystemofcare,thatmightbeworthyoftheInnovationAward.

• Jaime:AttheNov.13thBOS,wearegoingtodoadvocacybyconsumers,theHousingAwarenessMonthProclamation,adoptHEAPproclamation,andpresentawards.

• FinalslidewasalistofCity/TownCouncilMeetings.Manyofthemunicipalitiesstillneedsomeonetogotoaskforahomelessproclamation.

• Teri:TheCityofAntiochiscurrentlydoingadrive.Ifyouwanttodoadrive,wejustneedtofigureoutwheretogetthebarrels,andthentheCOREteamcandistributethebarrelsaroundthecountyasnecessary.

• Jaime:Yes,andwe’llalsohaveaguideonwhatmaterials/suppliesarebesttodonate(suchassynthetics).Toolkitsaregoingtobeblastedoutbyemail,theywillincludehyperlinks,lookfortheminthecomingweek.

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• Teri:Ifyouhaveabarrelorareinterestedingettingon,pleasecontactme!

9. CommunityAnnouncements• Nocommunityannouncements.

10. PinIt

• QuarterlyCoCMeetingisonOctober19th,2018InAntioch• ThenextCouncilmeetingisNov.1st(roomtbd).

11. AdjournMeeting–DougLeich

AGENDA1. Welcome/Introductions2. Approve Minutes (Action Item)3. Committee Updates (Action Item)4. The SPARK Initiative Presentation5. HEAP Recommendations (Action Item)6. October CoC Quarterly Meeting Report Out7. Homeless Awareness Month Preview8. Community Announcements9. Pin It

2. APPROVE MINUTES (ACTION ITEM)

Doug Leich, Chair

Review and adoption of minutes from the October 4, 2018 Council meeting.

3. COMMITTEE UPDATES

Jaime Jenett, H3Youth Action Council

Standing Item. General updates available in meeting packet.

PIT Count CommitteeAd Hoc Nominating Committee

Ad Hoc Governance Charter Committee YAC Report Out

PIT COUNT COMMITTEE

•Determining what day the count will take place•Developing/editing the actual survey and marketing materials•Identifying key survey locations•Developing volunteer recruitment strategies and opportunities.

First Planning Meeting

Friday November 2, 2018

1 pm - 3 pm

2400 Bisso Lane, Building D, 2nd FloorConcord, CA 94520

AD HOC NOMINATING COMMITTEEOpen Seats:• CoC/ESG Program Grantee• Community Member• EHSD• Faith Community• Health Care• Public Housing AuthorityTiming:• Applications Due: November 30• Ad Hoc Nominating Committee Meeting: Week of December 3rd• COH finalizes decisions on seats: December 6• Recommendations go to FHS: February 2019• BOS Approves Recommendations: February 2019

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR AD HOC COMMITTEES

PIT Count Committee• Preparation for 2019 PIT Count• 2 meetings, 3-5 volunteersAd Hoc Nominating Committee • Nominate potential Council Members for 2019-2021 Term• 2 meetings, 5 volunteersAd Hoc Governance Charter Committee• Annual review Governance Charter and Bylaws with

recommendations for changes and updates to Council and Board of Supervisors

• 3-4 meetings, 5 volunteers

YAC REPORT OUT

• Ongoing: UC Berkeley Catalyst Group participation

• Upcoming: Exploring CoC system and Coordinated Entry data

4. SPARK INITIATIVE PRESENTATION

Christa Mayes, YAC Member, Turning Point for Youth,The SPARK Initiative

Presentation from the SPARK Initiative on its programming and services in Contra Costa.

The SPARK Initiative

Empowering Homeless and Systems-Involved Youth to Achieve Stability and Self-Sufficiency

Our Mission

“Through meaningful, individualized relationships and integrated service provision, we empower

homeless and systems-involved youth to create their own solutions to achieve stability.”

Who we are

A group of 7 driven, caring young people seeking to assist other young people on their path to stability and

consistency in Contra Costa, Alameda, and San Francisco counties.

What we doEmpower youth to create their own solutions

(with a little help of course)

to succeed in the areas of housing,

wellness, employment and education.

Through our work we also hope to help heal

a broken system our youth operate in.

We operate on a youth led model,

meaning it's all about the young people we

work with. The service and action plans we

develop are individualized and cater to each

specific youth's needs.

How we do it

Community Counts● Connecting & creating partnerships with agencies & service providers is key

● Strong, tight knit community supporting youth = success

Reach out!

Contra Costa:

Christa: (510) 621-3279

christa@voicesyouthcenter.org

Erica: (925) 318-1737

erica@voicesyouthcenter.org

5. HEAP RECOMMENDATIONS (ACTION ITEM)

Lavonna Martin, H3

Presentation of HEAP Recommendations from Ad Hoc Funding Committee and H3. Possible action to approve

staff recommendations.

COMMUNITY RECOMMENDATIONS: INTERVENTIONS

Region Intervention Estimated Total

Votes Total

Votes West

Votes East

Votes Central

Votes Youth

East Establish an East Count CARE center by buying an existing building or constructing new facility

$ 6,000,000.00 67 56 11

All Install storage lockers + Create pet friendly environments at CARE Centers

$ 9,600.00 41 18 8 15

All Purchase CORE Vehicles + Expand CORE evening hours $ 310,000.00 38 30 8

West Increase West Warming Center hours and CARE Center gap hours $ 30,000.00 32 32

All Safe parking program $ 125,000.00 29 3 9 17

All RV park program $ 567,000.00 24 9 5 10

All Move-In Assistance ??? 21 10 11

Youth Rehab building to create a CARE center for youth $ 1,000,000.00 20 20

West Rehab unused North Richmond duplexes for bridge housing $ 1,300,000.00 20 20

Central Expand Concord CARE Center $ 2,000,000.00 20 20

Youth Create CORE outreach team for youth $ 160,000.00 17 17

Central Expand Concord Warming Center $ 30,000.00 16 16

All Master lease hotels $ 250,000.00 9 9

All Expand CORE team evening hours $ 160,000.00 8 8

All Install storage lockers for client belongings $ 6,000.00 0

HEAP BUDGET

5% for Youth $ 359,838.50

5% for Admin $ 359,838.50

Total After Youth/Admin $6,477,093.00West County $1,360,189.53

Central County $2,202,211.62

East County $2,914,691.85

Contra Costa (Total) $7,196,770.00

AD HOC & H3 RECOMMENDATIONS: ADMIN AND YOUTH

Funding Pot Intervention Recommended Allocation

Admin Sum Admin $359,838.50

Youth

Rehab building to create a CARE center for youth $1,000,000.00

Expand CORE outreach for youth** $0.00

Sum Youth $1,000,000.00

**May be funded through the California Emergency Solutions and Housing Grant

AD HOC & H3 RECOMMENDATIONS: WEST, CENTRAL & EAST COUNTY INTERVENTIONS

*County-wide intervention

Funding Pot Intervention Recommended Allocation

West County

Increase West Warming Center hours and CARE Center gap hours $30,000.00

Rehab unused North Richmond duplexes for bridge housing $1,300,000.00

Purchase CORE Vehicles + Expand CORE evening hours* $53,333.33

Install storage lockers + Create pet friendly environments at CARE Centers* $3,200.00

RV park program $0.00

Sum West $1,386,533.33

Central County

Expand Concord CARE Center and Increase Concord Warming Center hours $1,337,331.50

Purchase CORE Vehicles + Expand CORE evening hours* $53,333.33

Install storage lockers + Create pet friendly environments at CARE Centers* $3,200.00

Safe Parking Program $0.00Move-In Assistance $0.00

Sum Central $1,393,864.83

East County

Establish an East County CARE center by buying an existing building or constructing new facility $3,000,000.00

Purchase CORE Vehicles + Expand CORE evening hours* $53,333.33

Install storage lockers + Create pet friendly environments at CARE Centers* $3,200.00

Move-In Assistance $0.00Master-lease hotels $0.00

Sum East $3,056,533.33

Sum All Includes Youth, Admin, and West/Central/East $7,196,770.00

ACTION FOR CONSIDERATION

Approve staff recommendations for HEAP funding.

6. OCTOBER COC QUARTERLY MEETING REPORT OUT

Deanne Pearn, Council Vice-Chair

Report out on the Quarterly Council Meeting: Advocacy 101 Training, which featured a

presentation from Ensuring Opportunity and a panel of elected officials and legislative staffers

from around the County.

7. HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS MONTH HIGHLIGHTS

Jaime Jenett, H3

Overview and discussion of Homelessness Awareness Month (November) activities and opportunities for

participation.Overview of Nov. 13th “A Call for Change” reception.

UPCOMING EVENTS

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PRESENTATION

Tuesday November 13th

9:30 a.m.651 Pine Street, Martinez

Join us for a celebration of Homelessness Awareness Month, including presentation of a proclamation of November as Homelessness

Awareness month and awards to an Outstanding Volunteer, Outstanding Landlord and Innovative

Project/ Program.

November 1- 30, 2018County Administration

Building651 Pine Street,

MartinezNovember 13th

8:45-9:30 amRECEPTION!

"A CALL FOR CHANGE"

HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS MONTH AWARD RECOMMENDATIONSOutstanding Volunteer Recommendation

Winner: Paula RobinsonHonorable Mention: Doug Leich and Francis & Celeste Barnes

Outstanding Landlord RecommendationWinner: Kimberly Pruitt (Permanent Connections)Honorable Mention: Mark Hall (Trinity Center)

Innovative Project/ProgramWinner: Senior Housing WorkshopsHonorable Mention: C.O.R.E. Creek Teams

8. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Standing Item. Community Announcements.

9. PIN IT

Standing Item. Future items of discussion and scheduling to be considered.

Next Council Meeting: December 6, 2018

More information available online at: https://cchealth.org/h3/coc/council.php

ContraCosta(Total) $7,196,770.00 FundingPot Intervention RecommendedAllocation Region Intervention EstimatedTotal VotesTotal VotesWest VotesEast VotesCentral VotesYouth

5%forYouth $359,838.50 Admin SumAdmin $359,838.50 EastEstablishanEastCountyCAREcenterbybuyinganexistingbuildingorconstructingnewfacility

$6,000,000.00 67 56 11

5%forAdmin $359,838.50 RehabbuildingtocreateaCAREcenterforyouth $1,000,000.00 AllInstallstoragelockers+CreatepetfriendlyenvironmentsatCARECenters

$9,600.00 41 18 8 15

TotalAfterYouth/Admin $6,477,093.00 ExpandCOREoutreachforyouth** $0.00 AllPurchaseCOREVehicles+ExpandCOREeveninghours

$310,000.00 38 30 8

WestCounty $1,360,189.53 SumYouth $1,000,000.00 WestIncreaseWestWarmingCenterhoursandCARECentergaphours

$30,000.00 32 32

CentralCounty $2,202,211.62IncreaseWestWarmingCenterhoursandCARECentergaphours

$30,000.00 All Safeparkingprogram $125,000.00 29 3 9 17

EastCounty $2,914,691.85 RehabunusedNorthRichmondduplexesforbridgehousing $1,300,000.00 All RVparkprogram $567,000.00 24 9 5 10

PurchaseCOREVehicles+ExpandCOREeveninghours* $53,333.33 All Move-InAssistance ??? 21 10 11Installstoragelockers+CreatepetfriendlyenvironmentsatCARECenters*

$3,200.00 Youth RehabbuildingtocreateaCAREcenterforyouth $1,000,000.00 20 20

RVparkprogram $0.00 WestRehabunusedNorthRichmondduplexesforbridgehousing

$1,300,000.00 20 20

SumWest $1,386,533.33 Central ExpandConcordCARECenter $2,000,000.00 20 20ExpandConcordCARECenterandIncreaseConcordWarmingCenterhours

$1,337,331.50 Youth CreateCOREoutreachteamforyouth $160,000.00 17 17

PurchaseCOREVehicles+ExpandCOREeveninghours* $53,333.33 Central ExpandConcordWarmingCenter $30,000.00 16 16Installstoragelockers+CreatepetfriendlyenvironmentsatCARECenters*

$3,200.00 All Masterleasehotels $250,000.00 9 9

SafeParkingProgram $0.00 All ExpandCOREteameveninghours $160,000.00 8 8Move-InAssistance $0.00 All Installstoragelockersforclientbelongings $6,000.00 0

SumCentral $1,393,864.83EstablishanEastCountyCAREcenterbybuyinganexistingbuildingorconstructingnewfacility

$3,000,000.00

PurchaseCOREVehicles+ExpandCOREeveninghours* $53,333.33Installstoragelockers+CreatepetfriendlyenvironmentsatCARECenters*

$3,200.00

Move-InAssistance $0.00Master-leasehotels $0.00

SumEast $3,056,533.33

SumAll $7,196,770.00

*County-wideintervention**MaybefundedthroughCaliforniaEmergencySolutionsandHousinggrant

EastCounty

Budget InterventionsHEAPPotentialFundingScenariosWorksheet

WestCounty

Youth

CentralCounty